World War II When Germany invaded Greece, many Greeks died of starvation and war. ( Est. 300,000+ deaths by the famine..)
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Turkey, Greece to ship food 12 times and coded identity. Turkey, has sent ships with food and medical supplies to Greece during the war.
One of the cargo ship's named
Kurtuluş (Liberation);
Kurtulus was a Turkish cargo ship which became famous for her humanitarian role in carrying food aid during the famine in Greece suffered under the Axis occupation in World War II. She sank on 20 February 1942 with her crew in the Sea of Marmara during her voyage from İstanbul to Greece..
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Despite the loss of
Kurtuluş, Turkey maintained her determination to help, and continued sending aid until 1946 with other ships like
Dumlupınar,
Tunç,
Konya,
Güneysu and
Aksu. One ship, the
Dumlupınar brought around 1,000 sick Greek children aged 13–16 to İstanbul to recuperate in a safe place.
Documentary about ship
Pastras Andonios, the spokesperson of the Governor of Lesbos, said, “Turkish people are noble. Turkey the first country to help us. We will never forget. "
For the first time, help comes from the red cross to Greece Except Turkey..14 December 1944 ( the video below )
