Triantaphyllou se s tim slaže: "Komentari Mesuta Yilmaza predstavljaju jedno drugo doba u grčko-turskim odnosima, kad je međusobna sumnja između dviju zemalja bila na većem nivou i vjerovatno su obje strane pokušale podriti onu drugu na neke od načina koje je nagovijestio bivši premijer."
Triantaphyllou agrees: "The remarks by Mesut Yilmaz are representative of another era in Greek-Turkish relations when the mutual suspicion between the two countries was higher and, in all probability, both sides tried to undermine the other in some of the ways suggested by the former prime minister."