tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481549185308465110.post8494548687895615390..comments2024-03-08T04:06:20.301-05:00Comments on TrustMovies: FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE AEGEAN: Maria Iliou is back with a follow-up to her fine "Smyrna" docTrustMovieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130460547029155342noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481549185308465110.post-90431460378204052712014-03-22T15:14:10.485-04:002014-03-22T15:14:10.485-04:00Thanks for this comment, Anon, and for securing th...Thanks for this comment, Anon, and for securing the number of Muslims from Greece who were "exchanged."TrustMovieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01130460547029155342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481549185308465110.post-53553299284525302812014-03-22T08:50:56.518-04:002014-03-22T08:50:56.518-04:00What a beautifully and artfully woven tapestry thi...What a beautifully and artfully woven tapestry this outstanding documentary is, not to be missed by anyone drawn to the recent history of the area. I would like to point out that 400,000 Muslims from Greece vs. 1,100,000 Greek Christians from Asia Minor were 'exchanged.' This is mentioned in Bruce Clark's (a significant contributor to the documentary) book "Twice a Stranger". Turkey was in a much more advantageous position to receive its refugees and accommodate them in the ample properties 'vacated' by the Greeks of Anatolia. Coupled with Turkey's new-found nationalist pride at the time, this diminished the need, so to speak, for Turkey to accept foreign aid (as was the case for Greece) to sustain the influx of its refugees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com