"What has been interesting and telling is the official reaction to the remarks by both countries," says Dimitrios Triantaphyllou, a Greek academic at Kadir Has University in Istanbul. "Though Greek-Turkish relations may become rockier in the future for a variety of reasons, the remarks of Yilmaz have been managed remarkably well by the authorities in Athens and Ankara."
„Ono što je zanimljivo i indikativno je zvanična reakcija obe zemlje“, kaže Dimitrios Trijantafilu, grčki naučni radnik sa univerziteta Kadir Has u Istanbulu. „Iako odnosi Grčke i Turske u budućnosti mogu da se ohlade zbog raznih razloga, vlasti u Atini i Ankari odlično su reagovale na Jilmazove tvrdnje.“