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Turkish People Have No Reason to Be Ashamed and There Has Been No Genocide in Their History, Says Hulusi Akar
The Turkish Minister of Defense has responded to Athens' call to recognize the genocide of Greeks in the Ottoman Empire, declaring that Greece too distorts historical facts.
According to Hulusi Akar, the Turkish people have no reason to feel ashamed and there has been no genocide in their history.
The head of Turkey's Defense Ministry added that Armenia and Greece are making demands directed at Ankara, but these contradict historical facts.
The genocide of Pontic Greeks occurred in the Ottoman Empire between 1916 and 1923, with estimates of over 350,000 killed.