Another reference to Greece on the occasion of the whole story was made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who, true to the misanthropy that Turkish nationalism emits, chose to highlight the fact that “our nation threw the infidels into the sea”, praising the operation of the Turkish forces during the Destruction of Smyrna, in a speech he made in Kiutachia.
Erdoğan’s delirium naturally began with Byzantium and the Battle of Manzikert where, wanting to convince his uneducated audience that they also defeated the ancient Greeks, the Turkish president referred to Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes as simply “Ruler Diogenes”: “The Sultan Alparslan defeated the outnumbered army of Diogenes, the proud ruler of Byzantium, and opened the gates of Anatolia to our nation at Manzikert. Those who want to drive us out of these lands with malice and greed have not stopped for centuries, and the National Struggle reminds us that Anatolia is our eternal homeland,” Erdogan said, pointing out that the Turks simply opened the doors to Anatolia, but Greeks who wanted to return to their ancestral lands were “invaders.”
“The enemy may have had more machine guns, cannons, trucks, cars and planes than us, but the faith-filled hearts of our soldiers made up for all these deficiencies. In fact, while the Greek army was retreating, 65% of the 200 thousand soldiers he suffered annihilation on the Afion-Cyutachia line. It is faith, that ore that is divine; Yea This nation, with its faithful hearts, cast the infidels into the sea from Smyrna.”
“The prayers raised to the sky gave the joyful news of the liberation of the city of Afion, which was destroyed and burned by the Greeks. The same wonderful scene was experienced in Kyutachia on the 30th of August, when the Turkish troops entered the city. That is, here. The Greek army was routed within four days when its commanders were captured and defeated by the Turkish forces.On the one hand our army was advancing towards Smyrna, on the other hand it was continuing to pursue the troops of the Greek army which were fleeing to the north of Eskişehir. We see the burning and destruction of all our cities by the enemy as they retreated, we see it as proof of their vile character. As it is today,” he declared.
Petros Kranias
Source: Capital
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