The impact of the events of September 6-7, 1955 on Türkiye’s view of Greece

Abstract

ENOSIS activities, increased with the demands of the Greeks as of 1878, and activities on the island continued in line with this purpose. Turkiye, which turned its attention to Cyprus after Greece took the issue to the United Nations, broke its silence when the Greeks started armed actions, which formed the basis of EOKA to unite Cyprus with Greece, abandoned its status quo approach and began to voice its rights over the island by putting forward the “Turkish Thesis”. September 6-7 events shaped domestic and foreign political developments, it also caused a separate crisis between Türkiye and Greece. Greece blamed Britain and Türkiye for the bombing incident and put forward some conditions to participate in the Balkan Pact and NATO meetings. The Turkish government, on the other hand, which argued that the events were a systematic movement. The necessary measures were taken, to compensate for the damages of the Events of September 6-7 and warn against provocative attitudes if necessary. This study, examines the course of relations between Türkiye and Greece until the emergence of the Cyprus issue, the change in Türkiye's view of Greece after the Events of 6-7 September and the impact of this situation on bilateral relations.