Article by Panagiotis Savvidis in First Issue contradicts the assessment of the mayor of Kythira and Antikythira Mr. Charhalakis regarding frivolous statements and flattery toward Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the former Secretary General of the Ministry of Defense Yumit Yalım, as stated in the publication Sözcü Gazetesi and as we reported and we here.
With post on his personal Facebook account Shortly after noon on Friday, December 11, the mayor stated in a pointed tone: «There is no reason to respond seriously to the ridiculous claims of every former Turkish official, which have only one purpose: to curry favor with Erdogan in the hope of gaining a new public office. These are ridiculous claims that do not warrant any substantive response beyond a dismissive »molon labe.".
He neither flatters nor begs Erdogan
Proto Thema reports that Yumit Yalım is considered one of the main proponents of Turkish revisionism against our country.
It's not funny, it's quite serious and dangerous.
And he goes on to say that Yumit Yalım, although it is considered «Kemalist,», managed to –flattering even the ears of extreme nationalists– to impose some of its maximalist positions on the country's political agenda.
Through books, articles, lectures, media interviews, etc., Yalim has managed to impose a series of extreme positions, such as official doctrine of Turkish foreign policy. It is no coincidence that he regularly writes articles for the website of the Institute for Strategic Studies. «Turkey - 21st Century», which is considered to be official think tank of Turkish government as it is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Alleged Illegal Occupation of the Aegean Islands by Greece
Ο Yalim was the one who first raised publicly in Turkey, issue alleged illegal possession from our country of islands, islets, and rocky islets in the Aegean Sea. Theory which initially adopted, for political reasons, by the opposition Kemalist Republican People's Party (CHP) and then by the Turkish government and the president Tayyip Erdoğan, within the framework of their neo-Ottoman aspirations.
Media Attack Against Greece
It should be noted that the article has been reproduced since yesterday by a large part of the Turkish electronic media, as has happened in the past with other such articles, and perhaps at the behest of the Turkish President, who controls all media in Turkey.
The Greek media on Yumit Yalım
Yumit Yalım's publications and actions are extremely aggressive towards Greece and cannot be described as anything other than ridiculous. The Turkish official is the inspiration behind the Blue Homeland. See them here:
