Greek genocide
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The Greek genocide, which included the Pontic genocide, was the systematic killing of the indigenous Christian Ottoman Greek population of Anatolia because of their religion and ethnicity, which was c
Greek civilians mourn their dead relatives, Great Fire of Smyrna, 1922
Phocaea in flames, during the massacre perpetrated by Turkish irregulars in June 1914
Hellenism in Near East during and after World War I, showing some of the areas (Western Anatolia and Eastern Thrace) where the Greek population was concentrated. The Pontic region is not shown.
"Turks Slaughter Christian Greeks", Lincoln Daily Star, 19 October 1917
Burning of Smyrna
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The burning of Smyrna destroyed much of the port city of Smyrna in September 1922. Eyewitness reports state that the fire started on 13 September 1922 and was largely extinguished on 22 September. It
Greek genocide
…Greco-Turkish War, a conflict which followed the Greek landing at Smyrna in May 1919 and continued until the retaking of Smyrna by the Turks and the Great Fire of Smyrna in September 1922. Rudolph Rummel estimated the death toll of the fire at 100,000 Greeks and Armenians, who perished in the fire and accompanying…
Plumes of smoke rising from Smyrna on 14 September 1922
Chief Artillery Inspector "Sarı" Emin Bey, 5th Cavalry Corps Commander Major General Fahrettin (Altay), 1st Army Corps Commander Brigadier General İzzettin (Çalışlar), 8th Infantry Division Commander Brigadier General Kâzım (Sevüktekin), 1st Army Chief of Staff Brigadier General Mehmet Emin (Koral) Pashas in the balcony of the Konak building before the Battle of Paradise (Kızılçullu)- 10th of September 1922
Buildings on fire and people trying to escape
The start of the fire, seen from Bella Vista. 13 September 1922