I always thought all the bigger islands in the Aegean Sea belong to Greece. Thanks to your map I now know at least one bigger island, Gökçeada, is under Turkey.
Inevitable-Push-8061 on
What happened to the 5 million Muslim Balkan Turks? Historically, much of northern Greece was more Turkish than the western coast of Anatolia. Ataturk was also from Selanik, which is today’s Thessaloniki in northern Greece. These are facts.
KingKohishi on
Lesser know fact: Greece is still an expansionist state.
* Greece tried to annex Cyprus in 1950s to 1974.
* Greece have been occupying unpopulated small island very close to the Turkish coast to minimize Turkish coastal waters.
* Greece is trying to take half of Turkish EEZ in the Eastern Mediterranean by claiming EEZ right for an island with less than 600 people living in it.
A note to fellow Greeks: I am not Turkish, or defending Turkish actions. I just point out that there are no guilty parties in the current conflict. So, please avoid whataboutism?
Inevitable-Push-8061 on
I don’t understand why nobody discusses the genocide of the Balkan Turks, whose population was in the millions. Ultranationalist Greeks and others call it the liberation of their countries, while some view it as persecution of Muslims during the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Yet, from today’s standards, it was indeed a literal genocide, with so many people killed in the name of liberation.
ghost_desu on
“lost to turkey” is a very mild way of saying “we tried to annex that but got punched in the teeth for it”
Ghost_of_Syd on
Suggestion: Include the names of the regions.
PutLarge9152 on
Turkey le bad, Greece le good. Upvotes pls
RngAtx on
Funny to begin in 1832. Is there a reason for that?
gdch93 on
When the West gets together, we will give all tbe lost lands to its rightful owners: Assyrians, Armenians and Greeks.
grudging_carpet on
Those “lost to Turkey” parts had more than 60% of Turks and around 40% Greeks. They tried to erase Turks by genocide. 640,000 Turks lost their lives between 1919-1922 bloody occupation.
Just like in Greece proper and Balkans.
GrapefruitForward196 on
we have given all the Dodecanese to Greece and not to turkey, fortunately
GarlicBandit on
Funny seeing all the Turkish redditors lose their minds upon seeing this map.
Jediuzzaman on
“Lost to Turkey” bwhahahah
Wisely chosen words lad.
wggn on
Almost included Cyprus
DukeOfBattleRifles on
Turkey evil, Greece good. Give upvote.
mmomtchev on
The small strip in Albania is because the Italians invaded Greece during WW2 but were so bad that the Greeks – with the help of the UK and Australia – rapidly turned the war and went on the offensive invading Albania which at this time was under Italian control. Then the Germans invaded in March 1941 from Bulgaria – and this time the Greeks did not stand a chance. Having to fix the Italian blunder was the reason why the Germans did not start the war with USSR until June 1941 – they had planned for a much earlier start to give them enough time to reach Moscow before the winter.
Lionheart1224 on
Fuck the Turkish government
Bazhit on
Istanbul since 1453
Lost-Letterhead-6615 on
What’s the story about the 1947 islands?
Enzo-Unversed on
The EU should have returned western Anatolia to its rightful owner.
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Genocide of Turkish people by greece
I always thought all the bigger islands in the Aegean Sea belong to Greece. Thanks to your map I now know at least one bigger island, Gökçeada, is under Turkey.
What happened to the 5 million Muslim Balkan Turks? Historically, much of northern Greece was more Turkish than the western coast of Anatolia. Ataturk was also from Selanik, which is today’s Thessaloniki in northern Greece. These are facts.
Lesser know fact: Greece is still an expansionist state.
* Greece tried to annex Cyprus in 1950s to 1974.
* Greece have been occupying unpopulated small island very close to the Turkish coast to minimize Turkish coastal waters.
* Greece is trying to take half of Turkish EEZ in the Eastern Mediterranean by claiming EEZ right for an island with less than 600 people living in it.
[https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fktut08yor7461.png%3Fauto%3Dwebp%26s%3D272697ad5c456cf740b838a3d1aeb9d73a1a1880](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fktut08yor7461.png%3Fauto%3Dwebp%26s%3D272697ad5c456cf740b838a3d1aeb9d73a1a1880)
A note to fellow Greeks: I am not Turkish, or defending Turkish actions. I just point out that there are no guilty parties in the current conflict. So, please avoid whataboutism?
I don’t understand why nobody discusses the genocide of the Balkan Turks, whose population was in the millions. Ultranationalist Greeks and others call it the liberation of their countries, while some view it as persecution of Muslims during the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Yet, from today’s standards, it was indeed a literal genocide, with so many people killed in the name of liberation.
“lost to turkey” is a very mild way of saying “we tried to annex that but got punched in the teeth for it”
Suggestion: Include the names of the regions.
Turkey le bad, Greece le good. Upvotes pls
Funny to begin in 1832. Is there a reason for that?
When the West gets together, we will give all tbe lost lands to its rightful owners: Assyrians, Armenians and Greeks.
Those “lost to Turkey” parts had more than 60% of Turks and around 40% Greeks. They tried to erase Turks by genocide. 640,000 Turks lost their lives between 1919-1922 bloody occupation.
Just like in Greece proper and Balkans.
we have given all the Dodecanese to Greece and not to turkey, fortunately
Funny seeing all the Turkish redditors lose their minds upon seeing this map.
“Lost to Turkey” bwhahahah
Wisely chosen words lad.
Almost included Cyprus
Turkey evil, Greece good. Give upvote.
The small strip in Albania is because the Italians invaded Greece during WW2 but were so bad that the Greeks – with the help of the UK and Australia – rapidly turned the war and went on the offensive invading Albania which at this time was under Italian control. Then the Germans invaded in March 1941 from Bulgaria – and this time the Greeks did not stand a chance. Having to fix the Italian blunder was the reason why the Germans did not start the war with USSR until June 1941 – they had planned for a much earlier start to give them enough time to reach Moscow before the winter.
Fuck the Turkish government
Istanbul since 1453
What’s the story about the 1947 islands?
The EU should have returned western Anatolia to its rightful owner.
*Gained from Bulgaria