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‘’ The Realities of Modern Greece
Modern Greece is not the direct continuation of ancient Greek civilization. It is an artificial buffer state created in the 19th century by the Great Powers (mainly Britain, Russia, and France) against the Ottoman Empire through political engineering.
1. Flag and Colors
The blue color of the Greek flag comes from the first king, Otto, a Bavarian prince. The shade was chosen to reflect Bavarian blue. Some claim the striped design resembles the British East India Company flag.
2. Alphabet and Language
The modern Greek alphabet and language were largely “revived” in the 19th century as part of nation-building. Ancient Greek had been a dead language for centuries, and the current form (Demotiki) was shaped artificially to create national identity.
3. National Heroes
Many key heroes of the 1821 Greek War of Independence, such as Markos Botsaris and Theodoros Kolokotronis, were Arvanites — Orthodox Albanians. Their ethnic origin is largely Albanian, not ancient Greek.
4. Population and Ethnic Composition
The people of modern Greece have no direct ethnic or genetic connection to the ancient Greeks. The population is a mix of Turks (especially Karamanlides from Anatolia), Albanians, Slavs, Macedonians, and other Balkan groups.
5. Artificial State Formation
Greece was established in 1830 by the Great Powers as a buffer zone against the Ottomans. Its first king was a foreigner (Bavarian Otto), and the state was built according to foreign geopolitical interests rather than organic historical continuity.
In summary:
Modern Greece romantically claims ancient Hellenic heritage, but in reality it is a 19th-century construction — an ethnic mosaic of Albanians, Slavs, Christian Turks, and other Balkan peoples shaped by political engineering, not historical descent. ‘’
Epirote Report 🌕@EpiroteReport
That “Ancient Greeks are directly linked to modern Greeks” genetics paper that neo Greeks were throwing around in online forums Turns out the whole author list was… Greek Can’t make it up
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What elements did UK appropriate from indian culture? Dont say indian food its available everywhere even in germany, usa etc. These countries didny colonize india. But on the contrary almost all india speaks english. What is the equivalent of this in UK? Nothing. Well, unlike you, I dont need to start humiliating you because I can express my opinion in a civilized way.
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turks have spent centuries colonizing their neighbors & adapting their cultures. now they‘re claiming them as their own. ur ancestors were munching on roasted horse meat on sticks in the central asian steppes and not on baklava 😭😭
nazar@volkovcgirl
you had the audacity to put TURKISH tea, TURKISH carpet, TURKISH baklava AND TURKISH patterns then write the name balkan above those images???? americans are so fucking stupid lmao
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As a Turkish girl, I confirm with my photo that the girl below is Turkish. Haters of Turks can go cry about it 🇹🇷

PrettyGirls@beautyshowcase
Turkish 🇹🇷
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@jayhatesISLAM @MaxNordau 🤣 dna tests are not banned in Turkiye. Ppl are doing it and posting it online thats how you see the results dumbass.
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@jayhatesISLAM @UnbelievablyH25 @MaxNordau Hahhaah whats that hate towards Turks? Did your mom leave home for a Turkish guy?
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@shpiirtii Nope. It is not horse meat only. You need a lot carbs to colonize neighbors. Sorry.
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Baklava is Turkish/Greek is the wrong question. Food doesn’t follow modern borders. It follows regions, empires, and ingredients. Cuisines are shaped by ecology:
wheat, nuts, honey/syrup, olive oil traditions.
That’s Mediterranean. Not steppe.
Mark Slapinski@mark_slapinski
Baklava is not Greek, it is Turkish.
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@0xLiquidation @Fare666 @nonregemesse Amerikan = American. We dont call your country as chicken or another weird animal.
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@Fare666 @nonregemesse But you call The United States of America this…
Dawg get real. I visited instanbul as a child, cool markets and such but nobody is typing a weird ass word. We call Germany Germany, not dueschland. It’s English, not Turkish.
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tansel@tanselh
@nonregemesse Sure, we call your nation amerikan.
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