The Selanik Incident in the Foreign Press

The bombings and armed attacks carried out by the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization followers in April 1903 caused great terror among the people of Thessaloniki and were widely reported in both local and foreign press, bringing the Macedonian Question back to the forefront. According to information provided in the Asır newspaper, these attacks, referred to as the “Selanik Incident,” were condemned in European and Greek media. Some Bulgarian newspapers found it difficult to believe in the death of Gotse Delchev, who is one of the organization’s most important leaders. The measures taken by the Ottoman Empire in response to the events were praised. According to the reports, all European states supported the ongoing reforms in Ottoman territories and desired the preservation of the status quo in the region.