Greek Civil War And The Role Of External Powers

Greece’s having been governed by the dictatorial regime under the leadership of Ioannis Metaksas from 1936 to 1941 stimulated the left to be organized slowly in Greece within the context of domestic policy, while also raised doubts in Greece’s seeking ally for its foreign policy. Starting from 1940, this Balkan country occupied respectively by Italy, Germany and Bulgaria, not only fought with occupiers but also it had to struggle with civil war, which became a left-right battle with the changes in inertial dynamics. During the years of civil war, right was backed largely by England and the USA who wanted to maintain their interests, on the other hand left could not get the support it expected from the Soviets and Soviet-assisted countries. The war resulted in the defeat of communists who were disembarking due to successive defeats, poverty and lack of motivation. When we look at the studies done in Turkey regarding Greece, it is seen that they are generally composed in consideration of Turkish resources. As the subject of this research is Greek civil war, in order to evaluate an event regarding Greece from the perspective of the Greek, this research is completed by using Greek resources and memories about the civil war. Within this scope, in this research the aim is to express how an event which was experienced in the Greek domestic policy was reflected to political history and how the Greek population perceived those developments.