The Hellenic Genocide
Quotes from historical documents and related Photos.
The Hellenic Genocide was the systematic torture, massacre and ethnic cleansing of several millions Hellenes (Greeks) perpetrated by the Turks in Asia Minor, Constantinople (called Istanbul by the Turks), Eastern Thrace, Imvros, Tenedos, Macedonia, Cappadocia and Pontos between the beginning of the 1890's and the end of the 1950's.
Millions of children, men and women were tortured and massacred or expelled from their homes only for being Hellenes. In the same places and often at the same time, were also massacred millions of Armenians and Assyrians.
The only "sin" of those millions of persons was to live where their ancestors had lived for thousands of years before the Turkish invasions. The Turkish rulers carried out with unimaginable cruelty their plan to create a "Turkey for the Turks."
Documents and Posters
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Official order stating that every Turkish soldier must kill 4 or 5 Hellenes.
"According to a written order of the General Command, it is possible that the Hellenic nation in present circumstances will manifest exceptional fanaticism. At the least resistance, every soldier must perform his duty and kill such persons in the greatest of numbers. Every soldier is obliged to kill 4-5 Hellenes for the greater good of the fatherland. I notify you of this order and am at your disposal for verbal instructions. All the men are ordered to comply with this order.
The Commander of the Camp."
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Related quote:
The Blight of Asia
CHAPTER XVI:
"The Turk massacres when he has orders from headquarters and desists on the second when commanded by the same authority to stop. Mustapha Khemal was worshipped by that army of "regulars" and "irregulars" and his word was law."
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