A Turkish Cypriot woman who sang a march in Komotini about the destruction of Smyrna was banned from entering Greece, she says, "I would do it again"

According to Karatza, the decision she received on Good Friday upon her arrival at Eleftherios Venizelos Airport concerned her provocative actions at an event in Komotini in the summer of 2024.

In the video she posted from the airport waiting area, Isin Karaca described that while her family was allowed entry, the decision was negative for her: “I am Isin Karaca and I am speaking to you from Athens. The document I hold in my hands is the rejection of my entry into Greece. Why? Because in 2024 in Komotini I said “What happiness to say you are Turkish” and sang “Flowers bloom in the mountains of Izmir” (İzmir Marşı). Because of this, I am being deported right now. My daughter and my husband were able to pass, but they forbade me.”

Continuing her complaint, the singer spoke of insulting treatment by the airport authorities: “I am experiencing an absurd treatment that I have never seen before in my life. There is no one to give us even a glass of water. We have been here for hours. They will send us back to our country. We came as tourists and right now they are clearly treating us as enemies.”

However, in a subsequent video she stated that “I would do it again” for what happened about two years ago in Komotini.

In the same post, the Turkish Cypriot singer writes, among other things, "I will say "Happy is he who says I am a Turk" until the end. I am in love with the Republic of Turkey... I have sworn to live for the Turkish nation with great devotion and faith... I cannot allow even a single letter of the great Republic of Turkey to be harmed...".

In the summer of 2024, the Turkish Cypriot singer had appeared in the central square of Komotini, at an event of the Association of Minority Scientists, and had performed the "Izmir March" (İzmir Marşı), Kemal's march for the destruction of Izmir.