Does Istanbul belong to Greece?
Yes, of course Constantinople belongs to Greece. It was Greek since it was founded in 658BC, that is, for 2111 years… It’s been under Turkish occupation for only 565 years. Up until late 1950s, there was a very large and wealthy Greek minority living there.
Why do Greeks call Istanbul?
One legend explaining how the name Istanbul came into being dates back to the days when the city was under Roman and Greek control. These traders would say they were going “to the City,” or “eist enpolin”, which is pronounced like “is tin polin”.
Why did Turkey attack the Greek islands?
Why Turkey Wants to Invade the Greek Islands. Although Turkey knows that the islands are legally and historically Greek, Turkish authorities want to occupy and Turkify them, presumably to further the campaign of annihilating the Greeks, as they did in Anatolia from 1914 to 1923 and after.
How many Greeks are left in Turkey today?
There are fewer than 2,000 Greeks left in Turkey today. Given that Turkey brutally invaded Cyprus in 1974, its current threats against Greece — from both ends of Turkey’s political spectrum — should not be taken lightly by the West.
Is Turkey eyeing up the Aegean Sea?
Turkey has openly been eyeing half the Aegean and other Greek islands, (Greek) Thrace, even Macedonia (see claims about Thessaloniki). (Notice Erdogan and the military promoting this irrendentist imperialist map, flat out claiming, not only the sea but, large inhabited Greek islands, basically half the Aegean.
Did Turkey give away Greek islands that used to be yours?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said that Turkey “gave away” Greek islands that “used to be ours” and are “within shouting distance”. “There are still our mosques, our shrines there,” he said, referring to the Ottoman occupation of the islands. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images)