I insist that from NY could be driven the Balkan people to be approached
there first and after informing their home societies to walk together
step by step closer in the indispensable
friendship ,approach, and coexistence
The 25 of March in 1821 was the beginning to overthrow
the laws of the authoritarian Islamic regime
in Balkan and the start of the first influence to Balkan regions from the ideas
of the enlightenment that came from the west
Europe, which supported the Greek nation up to the Balkan wars
In this revolution
the Albanian speaking(Arvanites) had played leading role and more than other societies
Albania can cooperate through her evolving
society in NY. Already in NY is edited a newspaper by them with the name
ILLIRIA and only by using this name looks a turn to the classic civilization
that is found diffused in the Albanian society and not only, but we must perceive
it as BROTHERHOOD and not as USURPATION
I believe that modern Turkey could select the
25 of March in the celebrations of our Balkan country and to have a presence this
year in the parade in NY. Because at that historic point started the
dissolution of a fanatic Islamic system which dissolution completed by the revolution of the young Turks under the
Ahmed Niyazi.
Kemal
Ataturk participated as a young officer
at that time 24 of July in 1908 this specific date of the beginning of the young
Turk revolution Could be possible in my opinion this date 24 of July to be an
other inter Balkan celebration with the presence also of representatives of
Greek associations and from all the other Balkan countries in NY too. This
revolution started from the Turkish army
in Thessalonica and with the participation of Christians and Jews citizens. Turkish
people for first time won their first
constitution and later with the persistence of Kemal supporters they
succeeded to make Turkey the first democracy in an Islamic country. Copies of this text I am going to send to the
president of the Greek federation of associations mr Elias Tsekeridis eliasgreek@aol.com to the general secretary mr Petros Galatoulas galatoulasp@yahoo.com to president of
the section of of Greek studies to NYU of the Onassis foundation
Mrs. Liana Theodoratou Hellenic.studies@nyu.edu
tel 212 998 3990, to the president of the federation of Turkish
associations mr.Ali Cinar president@tadf.org
tel.212 6827688 to the Albanian newspaper ILLYRIA vebaj@illyriapress.com to Romanian association and press I met mr Basile romanianjournalny@gmail.com and
to some Greek newspapers in NY I have emails and I wish a publication. Also on
the f.b. wall of mr Stavros zhongas from the association of Greek speaking
south Albanians who prefer the name <<boreiohpeirotes>> I believe
that special to these people as to the Muslim of Thrace,
Bulgaria and Rhodes and to Albanian people who grow up and work
in Greece, could be the approach for them
more useful, because they will live and invest freer psychological in the regions they were born and grew up.
I would say
to the president and to the rest of the board from the Greek federation of associations, start an
approach and if the Turks estimate it positive to be presented in our national celebration
(talk to mr Cinar ) I insist that would be a historic station that will honor you
personally and the federation generally.
The more important speeches I heard in the
Stathakeio(building of the Greek federation)Was the one of mrs Irene Tsoukas
from the club of Epirotes and an other one from mrs Liana Theodoratou from the
sector of Greek studies in NYU of the foundation<< Aristotle Onassis>>. And
I would whish these two so educated ladies to care for the approach because
they have the prestige(if they would estimate my preposition positively as I
wish for) to influence our local community and federation.