1821 Tripolitsa genocide 'black mark in history'.
Between 10,000 to 32,000 Turks were massacred in Tripolitsa, which was captured by the Greek militias on September 23, 1821.
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Between 10,000 to 32,000 Turks were massacred in Tripolitsa, which was captured by the Greek militias on September 23, 1821.
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Turkey is commemorating the 201th anniversary of the genocide of Tripolitsa during the Greek revolt that started in the Peloponnese in 1821, the year Greece gained independence from the Ottoman Empire.
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Turkey is commemorating the 201th anniversary of the genocide of Tripolitsa during the Greek revolt that started in the Peloponnese in 1821, the year Greece gained independence from the Ottoman Empire.
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Those who make the mistake of educating others by distorting the facts at every opportunity should know that their atrocities can never be forgotten, and they should face the facts sincerely.
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Those who make the mistake of educating others by distorting the facts at every opportunity should know that their atrocities can never be forgotten, and they should face the facts sincerely.
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Between 10,000 to 32,000 Turks were massacred in Tripolitsa, which was captured by the Greeks on September 23, 1821, mostly with the support of the local clergy.
During the Greek revolt, the Turks in the Peloponnese faced not only death but also starvation and captivity.
Between 10,000 to 32,000 Turks were massacred in Tripolitsa, which was captured by the Greeks on September 23, 1821, mostly with the support of the local clergy.
During the Greek revolt, the Turks in the Peloponnese faced not only death but also starvation and captivity.
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In addition to the Turks, the Ottoman Jews living in the Peloponnese were also affected by the Greek atrocities and lost their lives due to famine, misery, and plunder.
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In addition to the Turks, the Ottoman Jews living in the Peloponnese were also affected by the Greek atrocities and lost their lives due to famine, misery, and plunder.
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"Upwards of 20,000 Turkish men, women and children were murdered by their Greek neighbours in a few weeks of slaughter, according to historian and British author W.S.Clair, That Greece Might Still Be Free (Cambridge: Open Book Publishers, 2008).
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"Upwards of 20,000 Turkish men, women and children were murdered by their Greek neighbours in a few weeks of slaughter, according to historian and British author W.S.Clair, That Greece Might Still Be Free (Cambridge: Open Book Publishers, 2008).
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"Once they [Greeks] had startedβ¦they killed because a mad blood-lust had come upon them all, and everyone was killing," according to the British writer, David Howarth.
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"Once they [Greeks] had startedβ¦they killed because a mad blood-lust had come upon them all, and everyone was killing," according to the British writer, David Howarth.
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Raids and deaths continued for months by the Greek militias, culminating in the three-day massacre that began on September 3.
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Raids and deaths continued for months by the Greek militias, culminating in the three-day massacre that began on September 3.
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Peloponnese is located at the southernmost tip of today's Greek territory and Tripolitsa was a city with a strategic location in the region.
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Peloponnese is located at the southernmost tip of today's Greek territory and Tripolitsa was a city with a strategic location in the region.
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