Македонска Искра

Greeks sweared in front of the Bible that they will loyally translate from Macedonian!

Notary document from 1915 witnesses that the Macedonian language and identity were undeniable fact to the Greeks

The Macedonian language is neither made up, nor does a commitery creation with the Macedonian nation, as the Greeks state in their aggressive campaign, prove documents from the beginning of the last century. One of them is the notary agreement from 1915, made in Lerin.

The agreement on March 6th 1915 was signed between the Macedonian Stavro Stojchev and the Turk Alim Juzeir. None of them knew the Greek language, which was established by the Greek administration in the part of Macedonia that Greece got by the Treaty of Bucharest in 1913. So, the Greek authorities engaged a translator who speaks Macedonian and Turkish.

In the notary act is written: “In front of me, the Notary Public Vasillious P. Kuvella, as well as in front of two witnesses - merchants Teodoros Karamatsis and Hristo Danail, today came and legitimated themselves two other citizens. Stavro Stojceff - peasant, citizen of Ospirina, close to Lerin, and Alim Jonouz also peasant, citizen of Lerin. Both of them do not know Greek. The first speaks Macedonian and the second - Turkish. That is why we call the translator, Naum Griva who swears in the Holy Bible to do the translation from Macedonian and Turkish into Greek and vice versa. ”.

Further in the text is written for the loan that Stojchev gave to Juzeir of 4530 drachma at that time, i.e. 220 ottoman liras. The document is signed by all present and it is legalized by stamps of the notary public and the Greek administration.
The document is original with a few revenue stamps, costing 25 money each. This document was kept by the successors of Stavro Stojchev. They gave the document to Petre Nakovski, ex ambassador of Macedonia in Poland, author of the book “Macedonian refugees in Poland 1948-1975" published in Skopje, in 2008.