Former Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz has made the startling allegations that Turkish secret agents were responsible for arson attacks resulting in a spate of devastating forest fires in Greece during the 1990's.
The Greek Supreme Court has ordered an investigation into all forest fires that occurred in Greece during the 1990's. The decision follows an interview given by former Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz, in which he alleged Turkish agents were responsible for devastating arson attacks in Greece. According to comments Yilmaz made in an interview with the Turkish Birgun newspaper,
"the Turkish secret service set fire to Greek forests during the leadership of his archrival Tansu Ciller, from 1995 to 1998." (Ekathimerini)
[Hellenic Antidote quotes Yilmaz saying to Birgun "secret funds were deployed during her premiership… funds that I later found out were used [to facilitate] a coup in Azerbaijan and for retaliation against Greece’s forests."
According to Athens News there have long been rumours of Turkish involvement in the fires but they were uncorroborated until now. The allegations also raise questions over the huge fires which decimated areas of the Peloponnese in 2007.
The Greek Foreign Office has stated that the serious charges must be investigated. Panos Panagiotopoulos, New Democracy's Foreign spokesman, reacted to the claims by saying
"Yilmaz’s revelations that the Turkish 'deep state' was burning Greek forests cast a dark shadow over Greek-Turkish relations."
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| Google Translate Mantan Perdana Menteri Turki Mesut Yilmaz telah membuat tuduhan mengejutkan bahwa agen rahasia Turki bertanggung jawab atas serangan pembakaran mengakibatkan serentetan kebakaran hutan dahsyat di Yunani selama tahun 1990-an. Mahkamah Agung telah memerintahkan Yunani penyelidikan ke semua kebakaran hutan yang terjadi di Yunani selama tahun 1990-an. Keputusan itu menyusul sebuah wawancara yang diberikan oleh mantan Perdana Menteri Turki Mesut Yilmaz, di mana ia diduga agen Turki bertanggung jawab untuk menghancurkan serangan pembakaran di Yunani. Menurut komentar Yilmaz yang dibuat dalam sebuah wawancara dengan koran Birgun Turki, "dinas rahasia Turki membakar hutan Yunani selama pimpinan Tansu Ciller archrival nya, 1995-1998." (Ekathimerini) [Hellenic Antidote kutipan Yilmaz mengatakan kepada Birgun "dana rahasia dikerahkan selama Premiership dia ... dana yang saya kemudian menemukan digunakan [untuk memfasilitasi] kudeta di Azerbaijan dan untuk pembalasan terhadap hutan Yunani." Menurut Berita Athena telah lama ada rumor keterlibatan Turki dalam kebakaran tetapi mereka uncorroborated sampai sekarang. Tuduhan ini juga menimbulkan pertanyaan atas kebakaran besar yang hancur wilayah Peloponnese pada tahun 2007. Kantor Luar Negeri Yunani telah menyatakan bahwa tuduhan serius harus diselidiki. Panos Panagiotopoulos, juru bicara Luar Negeri Demokrasi Baru, bereaksi terhadap klaim dengan mengatakan "Wahyu Yilmaz bahwa 'negara dalam' Turki adalah pembakaran hutan Yunani melemparkan bayangan gelap dari Yunani-Turki." |
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