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I read the comments of Intikam (in English: "suicide").
His writings are nothing else than of someone with a racist thinking.
When Greeks complain about the Turks, they must never forget how the Turks acted to them and compare that to how christians acted when they bought others under submission.
I’ve read the Peramos book of the Greek Steve Chris Manitsas.
http://members.aol.com/peramos/index.html
(now only available at
http://web.archive.org/web/20051108171548/http://members.aol.com/peramos/index.html )
There each one can read how the Turks behaviour had been with Greeks. Some examples:
http://web.archive.org/web/20051108171548/http://members.aol.com/peramos/index.html
1- There were many more worshipers than here was room for at the Monastery (which had 100 Guest rooms) and many slept on the ground. He witnessed the processions [this is in Turkey/Anatolia] and services and the individual prayer services for the relief of various afflictions.
2- http://web.archive.org/web/20051108171548/http://members.aol.com/peramos/index.html
Life in Peramos during the good days was untroubled. Even though they lived under the Turkish flag since the 14th century when the Turks conquered the Byzantine Empire the entire peninsula was Greek in all aspects. There was considerable self rule and no one needed to learn to speak Turkish. There was freedom of religion and of schools. The few Turks that would come to town spoke Greek. During the March 25th celebrations of Greek independence from Turkey even the few Turkish officials would have to stand by and listen to pro Greek anti Turkish songs and poems.
3- http://web.archive.org/web/20051108171548/http://members.aol.com/peramos/per03.html
They gave him the key to the City and declared their subjugation. This gesture saved the city of Artaki and all the towns of the Peninsula from certain plunder and destruction. Souleman Pasa satisfied and flattered by this posture of Artaki gave certain privileges that were ratified subsequently by the Sultans signature. Among other things it prohibited the entrance of armed Turks into the City. Before Turks could come into the City they would have to leave their weapons at the Hill of Mourat-Mpairi.
4- http://web.archive.org/web/20051108171548/http://members.aol.com/peramos/per05.html
Tahir Efendi, the good natured customs officer, who has becomed aged in this service, asks us in Greek if we have anything to declare.
5- http://web.archive.org/web/20051108171548/http://members.aol.com/peramos/per05.html
This cafe' was the center of the young men [from Peramos, in Turkey]. Many, as well as Nonia, had gone as volunteers to the War of 1897 [to side Greek against Ottoman Empire of the Turks]. The older volunteers and the younger men congregated there.
6- http://web.archive.org/web/20051108171548/http://members.aol.com/peramos/per07.html
The town was governed by its own elected group of elders and by the school board and church boards.Problems seldom went beyond the local elders in order to avoid having Turkish courts settle their differences. The mayor was elected by the populace and served under the local Turkish official. He had the responsibility as to the cleanliness of the town and of the maintenance of roads (town manager).
7- http://web.archive.org/web/20051108171548/http://members.aol.com/peramos/per11.html
Finally, in the realm of civil servants, Nickolas Sgouridis reached the highest position as General Director of the Bureau of External Affairs of Turkey.
8- http://web.archive.org/web/20051108171548/http://members.aol.com/peramos/per13.html
Diabati [=a town in Peramos] in 1905 had 145 Greeks and an equal number of Turks living together peacefully.
9- http://web.archive.org/web/20051108171548/http://members.aol.com/peramos/per13.html
When Kyzikos [=a town in Peramos] was destroyed by an earthquake in 1063 Artaki became the seat of the Metropolitan and after its occupation by Turkey in 1339 a government center. It had 8,500 Greeks and 2,000 Turks living together in harmony.
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