Research Article

THE FABRICATED PONTUS NARRATIVE AND HATE SPEECH

Number: 17 February 6, 2026
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THE FABRICATED PONTUS NARRATIVE AND HATE SPEECH

Abstract

This article aims to examine the genocide story invented during the late 1980’s and 90’s called the “Pontic Greek Genocide” by way of referring both to the Greek academic sources and Pontic Greek allegations. This article also examines this invented story by referring to the Turkish evaluation of the “Pontus question” before, during, and after the World War I with a special emphasis on the period corresponding to the establishment of the Republic of Turkey. In this general framework, this article reviews the ethnic background of the Pontic Greeks, the fragmentation of the Byzantine Empire and its successor states, the conquest of the Greek Trebizond Empire by the Ottoman Empire, Pontus Greek narratives and claims concerning the World War I developments, Pontic Greek activities and efforts to establish a Pontian state during World War I, and the invented story of genocide. It also elaborates the elements of the hate speech developed against Turks on the basis of the fabricated “Pontic Greek Genocide”

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References

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

European Political History

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

February 6, 2026

Submission Date

January 6, 2016

Acceptance Date

February 18, 2016

Published in Issue

Year 2016 Number: 17

APA
Tulun, T. E. (2026). THE FABRICATED PONTUS NARRATIVE AND HATE SPEECH. Uluslararası Suçlar Ve Tarih, 17, 165-188. https://doi.org/10.54842/ustich.1883823
AMA
1.Tulun TE. THE FABRICATED PONTUS NARRATIVE AND HATE SPEECH. UST / ICH. 2026;(17):165-188. doi:10.54842/ustich.1883823
Chicago
Tulun, Teoman Ertuğrul. 2026. “THE FABRICATED PONTUS NARRATIVE AND HATE SPEECH”. Uluslararası Suçlar Ve Tarih, nos. 17: 165-88. https://doi.org/10.54842/ustich.1883823.
EndNote
Tulun TE (February 1, 2026) THE FABRICATED PONTUS NARRATIVE AND HATE SPEECH. Uluslararası Suçlar ve Tarih 17 165–188.
IEEE
[1]T. E. Tulun, “THE FABRICATED PONTUS NARRATIVE AND HATE SPEECH”, UST / ICH, no. 17, pp. 165–188, Feb. 2026, doi: 10.54842/ustich.1883823.
ISNAD
Tulun, Teoman Ertuğrul. “THE FABRICATED PONTUS NARRATIVE AND HATE SPEECH”. Uluslararası Suçlar ve Tarih. 17 (February 1, 2026): 165-188. https://doi.org/10.54842/ustich.1883823.
JAMA
1.Tulun TE. THE FABRICATED PONTUS NARRATIVE AND HATE SPEECH. UST / ICH. 2026;:165–188.
MLA
Tulun, Teoman Ertuğrul. “THE FABRICATED PONTUS NARRATIVE AND HATE SPEECH”. Uluslararası Suçlar Ve Tarih, no. 17, Feb. 2026, pp. 165-88, doi:10.54842/ustich.1883823.
Vancouver
1.Teoman Ertuğrul Tulun. THE FABRICATED PONTUS NARRATIVE AND HATE SPEECH. UST / ICH. 2026 Feb. 1;(17):165-88. doi:10.54842/ustich.1883823