A Greek commentator posted a lengthy thread claiming that Islam cannot be separated into moderate and radical strains, c...

A Greek commentator posted a lengthy thread claiming that Islam cannot be separated into moderate and radical strains, calling it both a religion and a political ideology. His argument is rooted specifically in history, tracing what he says is a direct line from the 1914 jihad declared from Constantinople to the massacres in Anatolia and the 1974 invasion of Cyprus. The commentator says the last publicly declared jihad from Constantinople came in 1914, targeting Allied Forces, and that what followed in Anatolia was the slaughter of millions of Greeks, Armenians, and Assyrians who refused to convert. He attributes the genocide to Mustafa Kemal and the Young Turks, and points readers toward US consul George Horton's 1926 account "The Blight of Asia" as a primary source. He extends the argument into modern Turkey, writing that Erdogan describes himself as the "father of all Muslims" and that the current Turkish regime actively supports what he calls jihad against the West. He lists three dates he says define the pattern: the Greek genocide in Asia Minor 104 years ago, the Constantinople pogroms 71 years ago, and the Turkish invasion of Cyprus 52 years ago. On Cyprus specifically, the commentator cites Red Cross documents and survivors' accounts to describe atrocities committed against civilians during the 1974 invasion, framing them as part of the same historical continuity he argues runs through Ottoman and Republican Turkish policy. The post is drawing significant attention among Greek communities online, particularly for its invocation of George Horton's eyewitness account and its direct challenge to the distinction between political and religious Islam. #GreekGenocide #Cyprus #Constantinople