Ataturk Appreciation Thread

[Armenian Bishop]

Ethnic Cleansing, and burning of İzmir (also known as Smyrna), in 1922.
Hungry Refugees were fed by YMCA, while Ataturk celebrated about it.

Lies. Greeks burned İzmir.

Fact: Ethnic Cleansing of Christian Quarters of İzmir (aka Smyrna), in 1922, has been documented. Christian Greeks and Armenians fled from the city, under duress, having witnessed the slaughter of many of their kin, by Turkish thugs; but, their flight was obstructed by Turkish military units, while European sea vessels observed the fire, from afar. Little remains of the Christian Greek and Armenian settlements in İzmir, despite that they numbered in the hundreds of thousands, prior to the evacuation; therefore, those people were ethnically cleansed from the area.

Fact: Turkish military units covertly set fire to Armenian and Greek Christian Quarters of İzmir (aka Smyrna), in 1922, and only the Christian Quarter were burnt to the ground. Eyewitness accounts give testimony to the observation of uniformed Turkish soldiers setting fire to Greek and Armenian homes and businesses (and confirm that suspicion).

Fact: The YMCA provided shelter and food for hungry Greek and Armenian refugees who were forcibly expelled from their homes in İzmir (aka Smyrna), as documented by films of their destitute condition in well managed refugee camps. The Greeks and Armenians were compelled to leave their homes, in the city, under duress, having witnessed the killing of many of their kin, by Turkish thugs. Meanwhile, photographers were photographing an exuberant Ataturk, with his smiling military commanders, at the very same time that YMCA refugee camps provided refugees with shelter, food, and safety. Therefore, Ataturk did indeed celebrate at the expense of destitute refugees.

[Armenian Bishop]

* "Eyewitness reports state that the fire began on 13 September 1922 and lasted until it was largely extinguished on 22 September. It occurred four days after the Turkish forces regained control of the city on 9 September 1922, effectively ending the Greco-Turkish War in the field, more than three years after the Greek army had landed troops at Smyrna on 15 May 1919. Estimated Greek and Armenians deaths resulting from the fire and massacres range from 10,000 to 100,000."

* "The fire completely destroyed the Greek and Armenian quarters of the city; the Muslim and Jewish quarters escaped damage. There are different claims about who was responsible for the fire, but there were numerous eyewitness accounts of uniformed Turkish soldiers setting fire to Greek and Armenian homes and businesses."

* "According to the US Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, at the time, Henry Morgenthau, more than half of Smyrna's population was Greek, while according to the American Consul General in Smyrna at the time, George Horton, before the fire there were 400,000 people living in the city of Smyrna, of whom 165,000 were Turks, 150,000 Greeks, 25,000 Jews, 25,000 Armenians, and 20,000 foreigners—10,000 Italians, 3,000 French, 2,000 British, and 300 Americans."

[Laberia]

:Alright! Finally an Ataturk appretiation thread!!

Yes, a Great Man. Turks were lucky to have a personality like him.

[Ryujin]

I see butthurt people

[DarkSecret]

Fact: Ethnic Cleansing of Christian Quarters of İzmir (aka Smyrna), in 1922, has been documented. Christian Greeks and Armenians fled from the city, under duress, having witnessed the slaughter of many of their kin, by Turkish thugs; but, their flight was obstructed by Turkish military units, while European sea vessels observed the fire, from afar. Little remains of the Christian Greek and Armenian settlements in İzmir, despite that they numbered in the hundreds of thousands, prior to the evacuation; therefore, those people were ethnically cleansed from the area.

Fact: Turkish military units covertly set fire to Armenian and Greek Christian Quarters of İzmir (aka Smyrna), in 1922, and only the Christian Quarter were burnt to the ground. Eyewitness accounts give testimony to the observation of uniformed Turkish soldiers setting fire to Greek and Armenian homes and businesses (and confirm that suspicion).

Fact: The YMCA provided shelter and food for hungry Greek and Armenian refugees who were forcibly expelled from their homes in İzmir (aka Smyrna), as documented by films of their destitute condition in well managed refugee camps. The Greeks and Armenians were compelled to leave their homes, in the city, under duress, having witnessed the killing of many of their kin, by Turkish thugs. Meanwhile, photographers were photographing an exuberant Ataturk, with his smiling military commanders, at the very same time that YMCA refugee camps provided refugees with shelter, food, and safety. Therefore, Ataturk did indeed celebrate at the expense of destitute refugees.

[Pennywise]

Alpha ass burner:

[DarkSecret]

Kuva-yi Inzibatiye is still alive.

[Ryujin]

[crazyladybutterfly]

Ataturk was a great man and he really wanted the best for his country. I loved what he said about the fallen ANZAC soldiers at Galipoli. Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side now here in this country of ours... you, the mothers, who sent their sons from faraway countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.

[Ryujin]