The Turks of Constantinople who had left for Greece were invited by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to return to Turkey during the iftar dinner he gave to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the leaders of other minorities in Turkey, according to Turkish newspapers.
On its front page, the Turkish daily Sabah with the headline "Erdogan's appeal to the Romans: Return home" writes that Tayyip Erdogan called on the Romans to "return to their country" and protect it.
According to the president of the Greek hospital of Valoukli in Istanbul, Konstantinos Ioannidis, who was present at the dinner with the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, "it was the best environment to date. It was very, very good. President Erdogan spoke to us one by one. He stressed that minorities are the values of this country and that we live in unity, equality and peace, without any discrimination. Just look at his face to understand his respect, love and sincerity. "The so-called genocide issue has bothered them a lot."
The Turkish President referred to the dinner and the issue of recognizing the Armenian genocide, once again describing the statements of US President Joe Biden as "unfortunate". As he said, "the so-called genocide claim has no value for us. "(Joe Biden) acted on what he heard."
Source: KYPE