All Muslims who departed Greece were seen as "Turks", whereas all Orthodox people leaving Turkey were considered "Greeks", regardless of ethnicity or language.
Sehingga semua umat Islam yang berangkat ke Yunani dipandang sebagai "orang Turki", sedangkan semua penganut Kristen Ortodoks yang meninggalkan Turki dianggap "orang Yunani", tanpa memandang etnis atau bahasa.