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Originally Posted by White Doors
The greeks and who ever has been living in modern day Turkey have been at each other throats for millenia..
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even after greece as a country broke away from the ottoman empire violently, many greeks stayed in the empire.
it was turkey's nationalist rise that chased all the greeks out, the rise of the republic.
yes, there are many wars between these cultures, but it's important to distinguish between constant strife and occasional spillovers. the neo-con mantra of 'sorting all this out' is such a load, fact is nearly every neighbour everywhere has had conflicts throughout history going all the way back to wandering tribes. greece / turkey is one of the bigger ones, yes, but a careful study of the ottoman and hohenzollern empires reveals some interesting dynamics.
i wasn't saying what you're obviously accusing me of saying, nice try.
i was saying that these two cultures had been coexisting in the ottoman empire, AFTER greek secession. make of that what you want, you always do.
as to the book brought up i haven't read it, a similar work is ann macmillan's 'paris 1919' which i recommend wholeheartedly, in fact i've bought it as a gift.