Turkey’s Hostile Politics Against Greece:A Landmark Guide – Analysis
Turkey’s Hostile Politics Against Greece: A Landmark Guide – Analysis: Territorial Revisionism / Energy Colonialism / Hybrid Warfare / Legal Subversion
” The relationship between Greece and Turkey is deeply rooted in centuries of Ottoman rule. The fall of Constantinople in 1453 marked the end of the Byzantine Empire and the beginning of Ottoman dominance over Greek lands. For nearly four centuries, Greeks lived under Ottoman rule, facing heavy taxation, forced conversions, and periodic massacres. However, the Hellenic Nation survived and the Hellenic identity has been preserved, because of the resilience of Greek people, the merchant classes and the Greek Orthodox Church, thus laying the groundwork for many independence movements.“