Greek-Turkish Festival

[Ellinas]

The 7th Greek-Turkish Friendship Festival will open in Aydin, Turkey on Saturday with participations from Turkey, Greece and other European countries, and will be continued on the Greek island of Fourni, eastern Aegean, on June 9-10.

Scholars, artists, students, journalists and businessmen will beparticipating in the event, held under the auspices of the local governments and co-organized by the associations Nea Dafni and DEFNE in Athens and Istanbul respectively.

This year's theme is "Water and Light" featuring activities relative to the problems of wildfires, marine pollution and the destruction of natural wealth, while environmentalists will address participants and present their views.

DEFNE and Nea Dafni is the first notable non governmental organization based on both sides of the Aegean established to create a new functional model promoting peace between the two countries. It was founded in 2002 by prominent Greeks and Turks and since then it has hosted numerous significant joint programmes bringing the two peoples closer.

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[gmellos]

Originally Posted by Ellinas
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The 7th Greek-Turkish Friendship Festival will open in Aydin, Turkey on Saturday with participations from Turkey, Greece and other European countries, and will be continued on the Greek island of Fourni, eastern Aegean, on June 9-10.

Scholars, artists, students, journalists and businessmen will beparticipating in the event, held under the auspices of the local governments and co-organized by the associations Nea Dafni and DEFNE in Athens and Istanbul respectively.

This year's theme is "Water and Light" featuring activities relative to the problems of wildfires, marine pollution and the destruction of natural wealth, while environmentalists will address participants and present their views.

DEFNE and Nea Dafni is the first notable non governmental organization based on both sides of the Aegean established to create a new functional model promoting peace between the two countries. It was founded in 2002 by prominent Greeks and Turks and since then it has hosted numerous significant joint programmes bringing the two peoples closer.

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IF the Turks really want to be friends with us why don;t they allow non-Turksih citizens to be Patriarch and reopen Haliki!????

[Ellinas]

Originally Posted by gmellos
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IF the Turks really want to be friends with us why don;t they allow non-Turksih citizens to be Patriarch and reopen Haliki!????

As it looks like religious faculties are forbidden in Turkey. This is a part of the Kemalist effort to make Turkey a "secular state". In my opinion this is a dictatorial policy by the Turkish state, but it has not to do with the Greeks, it's a general policy. About the first part I agree.

However I don't think that the Turkish and Greek governments have anything to do with the festival the article mentions.

[Megale]

Originally Posted by Ellinas
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As it looks like religious faculties are forbidden in Turkey. This is a part of the Kemalist effort to make Turkey a "secular state". In my opinion this is a dictatorial policy by the Turkish state, but it has not to do with the Greeks, it's a general policy. About the first part I agree.

However I don't think that the Turkish and Greek governments have anything to do with the festival the article mentions.

The article mentioned scholars, businessmen, students and artists. So it seems to be the intellectual elite and of course the very common liberal artist/student community.

[Napalm]

These are just political ploys to be made to make Turkey "look" moderate to the west. Turkey's atrocious human rights records are only known to the region.

[Ellinas]

Originally Posted by Megale
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The article mentioned scholars, businessmen, students and artists. So it seems to be the intellectual elite and of course the very common liberal artist/student community.

That's what I said, meaning that the political issues between Turkey and Greece are not related with this. What is characterized by aggresiveness against Greece is the Turkish regime, and they have no relation with the festival.

[nico_a]

Originally Posted by gmellos
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IF the Turks really want to be friends with us why don;t they allow non-Turksih citizens to be Patriarch and reopen Haliki!????

turk say:i love Greece people
greek say:no you cant love
turk say: i hate greek
greek say: no you cant hate
turk say: lets make festival
greek say:they allow non-Turksih citizens to be Patriarch and reopen Haliki!????


my friend, thats only festival. are you ok?

if i have a time mahcine then i ll see this words

turk say: thats only festival
greek man say: no you cant say
turk say: why cant i say?
greek man:
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[gorgona]

Originally Posted by nico_a
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turk say:i love Greece people
greek say:no you cant love
turk say: i hate greek
greek say: no you cant hate
turk say: lets make festival
greek say:they allow non-Turksih citizens to be Patriarch and reopen Haliki!????


my friend, thats only festival. are you ok?

if i have a time mahcine then i ll see this words

turk say: thats only festival
greek man say: no you cant say
turk say: why cant i say?
greek man:
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Please don’t take offence, but you need to find a better translator.

[Prokomenos]

Originally Posted by gorgona
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Please don’t take offence, but you need to find a better translator.

I started to read the first line but then I started to get a headache so I gave up.

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