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Is Constantinople rightfully Greek? (A Thread War)
As you probably all konow, Constantinople and all coastal regions of modern Turkey were Greek inhabited for thousands of years until about 80 years ago.
Then Hellenism lost its home litteraly because of west European and Young Turk treachery ....
Hellenes were killed and deported by force, a lot of Asian Greeks still live in what is now Greece....
This is a free poll, please no nazism & violent coments
Constructive thema devia debate is more like it...
Last edited by Cvetko; January 05, 2013 at 06:05 AM.
Re: Is Constantinople rightfully Greek? (A Thread War)
I completely believe that Istanbul is still an imperial territory and should be given back to Greece, its rightful owners. Like how nearly every empire or kingdom that was has given back its terretories/granted dominion status or independence.
I mean, it's across the sea from Turkey. Yes there are parts of the city on either side but it's obviously Greek. Few things bug me more in the world than Istanbul's continued status as a Turkish city, and the fact Corsica is still owned by France and not Italy.
Were Istanbul still owned by Greece, the added trade revenue could likely have prevented or at least alleviated some of the hardships endured by their economic situation.
Biarchus
Re: Is Constantinople rightfully Greek? (A Thread War)
The turks took Constantinople by a fight , no? And of course they weren't helped because they were Orthodox and they always fought with a lot of mercenaries(Byzantines).
Dux Limitis
Re: Is Constantinople rightfully Greek? (A Thread War)
Right of conquest, so no.
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Mayonnaise
Re: Is Constantinople rightfully Greek? (A Thread War)
@OP Tru dat. I also think that Northern IReland should be given back to Ireland cos its part of teh same island. Texas should be given back to Mexico because it wa theirs first. Falklands back to Argentina!!! They are so close to itIsrael back to Palestine!1!! Get out filthy colonials, these isn't your homes, and dont pretend they are!!!
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Re: Is Constantinople rightfully Greek? (A Thread War)
Your fault for losing it. Sucks to suck.
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Re: Is Constantinople rightfully Greek? (A Thread War)
I never ever call this great city Istanbul
plus, it's an ugly name
I'm not Greek, mind you. It's a pity Russian forces stopped several kilometres short of Constantinople in 1878...
Domesticus
Re: Is Constantinople rightfully Greek? (A Thread War)
Yes ? / No ? = neither !
every grain of dust on this earth belongs to every living creature
therefore...it belongs to everyone !!!
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Praeses
Re: Is Constantinople rightfully Greek? (A Thread War)
Cvetko really likes to create " stormy " threads , I have a hunch this one will be closed .
Anyway Turks conquered it , hold it for 500 years , I can't see any possible reason why should anyone else have that city .
And I like the name Istanbul , it has the rich Oriental fell in it .
Vicarius
Re: Is Constantinople rightfully Greek? (A Thread War)
I believe that the people should decide who they are governed by, whether it is Greece or Turkey. I would say the same goes for other places such as the Falklands etc.
Praeses
Re: Is Constantinople rightfully Greek? (A Thread War)
Originally Posted by Inkie Pie
@OP Tru dat. I also think that Northern IReland should be given back to Ireland cos its part of teh same island. Texas should be given back to Mexico because it wa theirs first. Falklands back to Argentina!!! They are so close to it
When were the Falklands ever property of Argentinians and inhabited by Argentinians?
I, for one, would love to see Argentina b**'d all over again
And what exactly would a nation or a state be?Yes ? / No ? = neither !
every grain of dust on this earth belongs to every living creature
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Re: Is Constantinople rightfully Greek? (A Thread War)
I dont really hold an opinion either way, wish they would have kept the name Constantinople though.
Re: Is Constantinople rightfully Greek? (A Thread War)
FFS shoot me now.
Anyway, it's Islambol.
Domesticus
Re: Is Constantinople rightfully Greek? (A Thread War)
the matter is even worse in Arabic ... Al Qustantiniah ! القسطنطينية
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Praeses
Re: Is Constantinople rightfully Greek? (A Thread War)
Constantinople is not Greek, Greece is Constantinoplian!
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Re: Is Constantinople rightfully Greek? (A Thread War)
It just have a nice twang to it. While Istanbul sounds evul moslem* to my completely biased European ears.
*Note: my family owns a house in Alanya, and I generally love Turkey. (Greece too actually, spent three very nice holidays in Athens and the islands)
Last edited by Påsan; January 05, 2013 at 07:26 AM.
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Re: Is Constantinople rightfully Greek? (A Thread War)
Its not like we changed it anyway, Istanbul is a historical name.
Re: Is Constantinople rightfully Greek? (A Thread War)
Well, evul moslems are the ones who have Islambol anyway.
Re: Is Constantinople rightfully Greek? (A Thread War)
ISTANBUL = EIS TON POLIS (To the City) In GreekCvetko really likes to create " stormy " threads , I have a hunch this one will be closed .
Anyway Turks conquered it , hold it for 500 years , I can't see any possible reason why should anyone else have that city .
And I like the name Istanbul , it has the rich Oriental fell in it .
The name doesen't matter, it's Greek however you put it
Praeses
Re: Is Constantinople rightfully Greek? (A Thread War)
The question is: what is it now? Majority of muslims, majority of Turks...
Things you cannot change these days, sadly.
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