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Türkiye on Monday rejected what it described as “baseless” remarks by Greek authorities concerning the period when Greece sought to occupy and invade Anatolia, urging Greek officials to approach the issue with “seriousness and common sense.”
The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a written statement in response to remarks made in Greece earlier Monday.
“We reject the baseless statements by the Greek authorities concerning the period when Greece was attempting to occupy and invade Anatolia, and call on Greek officials to exercise seriousness and common sense,” the ministry said.
The ministry also recalled what it described as “massacres and destruction” carried out against civilians in Anatolia by Greek forces during that period.
Ankara said those actions were addressed in the Treaty of Lausanne and pointed specifically to Article 59 of the agreement.
The ministry said Greece had acknowledged both the acts in question and an obligation to pay reparations under the treaty.
“We recall that Greece acknowledged these crimes and its obligation to pay reparations under Article 59 of the Treaty of Lausanne,” the ministry said.
Türkiye’s response focused on rejecting the Greek authorities’ statements and reiterating Ankara’s position regarding events in Anatolia during the period in question.
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