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Greek genocide - Wikipedia
The
Greek genocide, including the Pontic genocide, was the systematic
killing of the Christian ... Smyrna-vict-families-1922.jpg. Greek
civilians mourn their dead relatives, Great Fire of Smyrna, 1922 ...... Greek Reporter. Retrieved 17 May 2018
Deaths: 450,000–750,000 (see casualties sect...
Perpetrators: Ottoman Empire, Turkish National ...
Date: 1913–1922
Location: Ottoman Empire
The starting date of the Armenian Genocide is conventionally held to be 24 April 1915, the day that Ottoman authorities rounded up, arrested, and deported from Constantinople (now Istanbul) to the region of Ankara 235 to 270 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders, the majority of whom were eventually murdered. The cleansing continued during and after World War I resulting in the massacre of millions of Armenians, Greeks and Assyrians of Anatolia.
The persecution of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire started in 1914. Initially, it was just boycotting Armenian businesses and shops. But within months it culminated into acts of violence and the murder of key Armenian politicians and persons of importance. By April 15, 1915, almost 25,000 Armenians are slain in the Van province.
On April 24, 1915, the Ottomans arrested 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Constantinople and sent to Chankri and Ayash, where they were later slain.
On the same day, the editors and staff of Azadamart, the leading Armenian newspaper of Constantinople, were arrested to be executed on June 15 in Diyarbekir, where they had taken and imprisoned.
The Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople and Zohrab and Armenian deputy in the Ottoman Parliament petitioned to the Turkish authorities on behalf of the arrested Armenians of Constantinople. The answer was that the government was dissolving the Armenian political organizations.
Within nine months, more than 600,000 Armenians were massacred. Of those who were deported during that time, more than 400,000 died of the brutalities and privations of the southward march into Mesopotamia, raising the victims to one million. This became known as the Armenian Genocide.
In addition, 200,000 Armenians were forcibly converted to Islam to give Armenia a new Turkish sense of identity and strip the Armenian people of their past as the first Christian state in the world.
On August 30, 1922, Armenians who were living in Smyrna were victims of more Turkish atrocities. The “Smyrna Disaster” of 1922 that aimed at Christian Greeks who were living in the seaside city involved thousands of Armenians. Turkish soldiers and civilians set all Greek and Armenian neighborhoods on fire, forcing the fleeing of Greeks and Armenians to the harbor, where thousands were killed or drowned.
On April 24, 1919, prominent figures of the Armenian community that had survived held a commemoration ceremony at the St. Trinity Armenian church in Istanbul. Following its initial commemoration in 1919, the date became the annual day of remembrance for the Armenian Genocide.
Yet, ever since the horrific events of 1915, Turkey is methodically denying the Armenian genocide. But despite Turkish denials, it is unanimously verified by the International Association of Genocide Scholars and accepted by nations that uphold moral responsibility above political purposes.
Today marks 96 years since the Catastrophe of Smyrna, modern-day Izmir in the Turkish coast on the Aegean sea.
It was a cataclysmic event of great importance for the modern Greek history that shaped generation upon generation after 1922, adding to Greece’s long history yet another unforgettable milestone.
The Great Fire destroyed much of the city, causing the majority of Greeks in Asia Minor to flee their homes and seek shelter primarily in Greece, but also in other countries.
Smyrna was undoubtedly one of the wealthiest cities not only in the Ottoman Empire but all around Europe.
It hosted one of the largest populations of Greeks and Armenians in the Ottoman Empire who constituted the Christian community of the city that lived peacefully side by side with the Muslim and the Jewish communities for centuries.
However, politics, interests of the main global powers, alongside with the rising nationalism and the outburst of war were the factors that determined Smyrna’s and its citizens’ fate for the rest of the 20th Century and beyond.
During the Greco-Turkish War from 1919 to 1922, Greek armed forces went to Smyrna on May 15, 1919. After major military and political mistakes made by the Greek government, the Turkish army regained control of the city on September 9, 1922.
The future for the Christian population of Greeks and Armenians was perilous, after a series of events, most of them were killed as part of the Greek genocide that took over the time period of 1914 to 1923.
Eyewitness reports state that the fire began on September 13, 1922, and lasted for about nine days until September 22. The fire’s results were disastrous — the entire Greek and Armenian quarters of the city were destroyed.
Churches, villas, and houses of a great architectural importance, as well as schools and entire markets now belonged to the past.
Official data about the number of the victims does not exist. Experts believe that the number victims lands somewhere between 10,000 and 100,000, while the refugees who were forced to leave the city and its countryside were between 25,000 and 100,000.
The city suffered a huge-scale damage to its infrastructure — the center literally had to be rebuilt from the ashes.
That’s why today, 40 hectares of the former fire area is a vast park (also known as Kültürpark in Turkish) serving as Turkey’s largest open air exhibition center.
Armenian Genocide Remembered on April 24 (video)
The starting date of the Armenian Genocide is conventionally held to be 24 April 1915, the day that Ottoman authorities rounded up, arrested, and deported from Constantinople (now Istanbul) to the region of Ankara 235 to 270 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders, the majority of whom were eventually murdered. The cleansing continued during and after World War I resulting in the massacre of millions of Armenians, Greeks and Assyrians of Anatolia.
The persecution of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire started in 1914. Initially, it was just boycotting Armenian businesses and shops. But within months it culminated into acts of violence and the murder of key Armenian politicians and persons of importance. By April 15, 1915, almost 25,000 Armenians are slain in the Van province.
On April 24, 1915, the Ottomans arrested 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Constantinople and sent to Chankri and Ayash, where they were later slain.
On the same day, the editors and staff of Azadamart, the leading Armenian newspaper of Constantinople, were arrested to be executed on June 15 in Diyarbekir, where they had taken and imprisoned.
The Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople and Zohrab and Armenian deputy in the Ottoman Parliament petitioned to the Turkish authorities on behalf of the arrested Armenians of Constantinople. The answer was that the government was dissolving the Armenian political organizations.
Within nine months, more than 600,000 Armenians were massacred. Of those who were deported during that time, more than 400,000 died of the brutalities and privations of the southward march into Mesopotamia, raising the victims to one million. This became known as the Armenian Genocide.
In addition, 200,000 Armenians were forcibly converted to Islam to give Armenia a new Turkish sense of identity and strip the Armenian people of their past as the first Christian state in the world.
On August 30, 1922, Armenians who were living in Smyrna were victims of more Turkish atrocities. The “Smyrna Disaster” of 1922 that aimed at Christian Greeks who were living in the seaside city involved thousands of Armenians. Turkish soldiers and civilians set all Greek and Armenian neighborhoods on fire, forcing the fleeing of Greeks and Armenians to the harbor, where thousands were killed or drowned.
On April 24, 1919, prominent figures of the Armenian community that had survived held a commemoration ceremony at the St. Trinity Armenian church in Istanbul. Following its initial commemoration in 1919, the date became the annual day of remembrance for the Armenian Genocide.
Yet, ever since the horrific events of 1915, Turkey is methodically denying the Armenian genocide. But despite Turkish denials, it is unanimously verified by the International Association of Genocide Scholars and accepted by nations that uphold moral responsibility above political purposes.
96 Years Since the Catastrophe of Smyrna (Photos and Video)
Today marks 96 years since the Catastrophe of Smyrna, modern-day Izmir in the Turkish coast on the Aegean sea.
It was a cataclysmic event of great importance for the modern Greek history that shaped generation upon generation after 1922, adding to Greece’s long history yet another unforgettable milestone.
The Great Fire destroyed much of the city, causing the majority of Greeks in Asia Minor to flee their homes and seek shelter primarily in Greece, but also in other countries.
Smyrna was undoubtedly one of the wealthiest cities not only in the Ottoman Empire but all around Europe.
It hosted one of the largest populations of Greeks and Armenians in the Ottoman Empire who constituted the Christian community of the city that lived peacefully side by side with the Muslim and the Jewish communities for centuries.
However, politics, interests of the main global powers, alongside with the rising nationalism and the outburst of war were the factors that determined Smyrna’s and its citizens’ fate for the rest of the 20th Century and beyond.
During the Greco-Turkish War from 1919 to 1922, Greek armed forces went to Smyrna on May 15, 1919. After major military and political mistakes made by the Greek government, the Turkish army regained control of the city on September 9, 1922.
The future for the Christian population of Greeks and Armenians was perilous, after a series of events, most of them were killed as part of the Greek genocide that took over the time period of 1914 to 1923.
Eyewitness reports state that the fire began on September 13, 1922, and lasted for about nine days until September 22. The fire’s results were disastrous — the entire Greek and Armenian quarters of the city were destroyed.
Churches, villas, and houses of a great architectural importance, as well as schools and entire markets now belonged to the past.
Official data about the number of the victims does not exist. Experts believe that the number victims lands somewhere between 10,000 and 100,000, while the refugees who were forced to leave the city and its countryside were between 25,000 and 100,000.
The city suffered a huge-scale damage to its infrastructure — the center literally had to be rebuilt from the ashes.
That’s why today, 40 hectares of the former fire area is a vast park (also known as Kültürpark in Turkish) serving as Turkey’s largest open air exhibition center.
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The Greeks are ousted from Smyrna, Turkey
Full titles read: "THE BURNING OF SMYRNA - Authentic pictures that beggar description - taken by PATHE Cameraman now in the Near East."
Various L/S's of smoke pouring from burning buildings. M/S of thick black smoke. L/S of large building ablaze on the coast, a large rowing boat can be packed with people on the river. M/S of rowing boat with refugees in it. M/S's of more rowing boats colliding with one another. L/S of refugees on the deck of a ship.
L/S's of burning buildings of Smyrna, there is and incredible amount of destruction. Footage of the town burning at night, the flames illuminate the night sky. Intertitle reads: "Britain's Watch Dogs - Majestic in their silent guard of the Dardanelles - are instantly ready." L/S of the fleet of battleships of the Royal Navy in the Dardanelles.
Note: the main complete story is followed by approximately 9 minutes of cuts similar to main story. 01:50:46 L/S of refugees climbing aboard French rescue ship from small boat. L/S of the large ship with French Flag flying. Various shots of refugees on the deck of the ship. Some look very distressed. Several shots of the town on fire. 01:53:37 M/S of women refugees walking with their children. Numerous shots of lifeboats rescuing the hundreds of civilians who are waiting at the pier. L/S's of the crowd. M/S of man on raised platform handing out bread to mass crowd of hungry refugees who reach out desperately with their hands. 01:55:16 Some good footage of refugees standing in the debris of the ruined town. L/S of market stall with bread on it, refugees push and shove to get to it. L/S of soldiers marching. FILM ID:284.32 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/ FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/ British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 120,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1979. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/
Note: the main complete story is followed by approximately 9 minutes of cuts similar to main story. 01:50:46 L/S of refugees climbing aboard French rescue ship from small boat. L/S of the large ship with French Flag flying. Various shots of refugees on the deck of the ship. Some look very distressed. Several shots of the town on fire. 01:53:37 M/S of women refugees walking with their children. Numerous shots of lifeboats rescuing the hundreds of civilians who are waiting at the pier. L/S's of the crowd. M/S of man on raised platform handing out bread to mass crowd of hungry refugees who reach out desperately with their hands. 01:55:16 Some good footage of refugees standing in the debris of the ruined town. L/S of market stall with bread on it, refugees push and shove to get to it. L/S of soldiers marching. FILM ID:284.32 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/ FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/ British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 120,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1979. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/