A panel on "Greek Revolt and Atrocities: Tripolice Massacre"
The program, which was carried out to make the bloody massacre in which 40 thousand Muslim Turks were massacred, more recognized by the Turkish and world public opinion, attracted great attention.
The genocide attempt of the Greeks against the Turks during the Greek Revolt of 1821, the "Tripolice Massacre" Panel, was held at the Turkish Historical Society in Ankara with a wide participation.
The panel, jointly organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Türkiye, Ankara University Faculty of Language, History and Geography, the Turkish Historical Society, the Atatürk High Council of Culture, Language and History and the Turkic World Yörük Turkmen Union, took place on 12 December 2022 at the Turkish Historical Society Conference Hall.
"40 thousand people were killed and an ethnic cleansing was carried out"
Opening speeches took place in the first part of the panel held in Ankara on 12 December 2022.
The President of the Turkish Historical Society Prof. Dr. Birol Çetin made a speech explaining the importance of the massacre for the Turkish people. Prof. Dr. Çetin said, “What is the truth of this business? We have lived together for nearly 400 years; we have preserved all their customs, traditions, religion, chastity and honor. Nothing happened for 400 years, after that 40 thousand people were massacred and an ethnic cleansing was carried out.” he said.
“Turks were subjected to systematic torture and destroyed”
The Greek Revolt of 1821, which was perceived as an internal matter of the Ottoman Empire, became one of the most important agenda items in Europe in a short time.
In the massacres carried out by the Greek gangs full of hatred and anger, 40 thousand people were killed in an unbelievable way, sold as slaves and subjected to torture. The Turks who made the Peloponnese their homeland for centuries were also subjected to systematic torture.. In this process, Tripolice, the administrative center of the Peloponnese State, witnessed this brutality.
In the panel titled "Greek Revolt and Atrocities: Tripolice Massacre", experts in academic field made interventions on the following topics:
Prof. Dr. Levent Kayapınar: "The Greek Revolt and the Tripolice Massacre".
Prof. Dr. Ali Fuat Örenç: "The Tripolice Massacre in Morea".
Assoc. Dr. İbrahim Alper Arısoy: “Basic Dynamics of the Mora Revolt”.
Assoc. Dr. Yiğit Anıl Güzelipek: “International Law, Genocide and Tripolice Massacre”.
In the opening part of the panel, the documentary prepared by the Turkish Historical Society was shown to the participants.
