6 September 1955 - The Istanbul Pogrom: On this day organized Turkish mob attacks against Greek property, churches, cemetaries lead to Greeks fleeing the city en masse

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Calergi on September 6th, 2020 at 06:59 UTC »

What has been called the "The Turkish Kristallnacht" was a two day event organized by Turkish institutions targetting the remaining Greek population of Istanbul. The master perpetrator was supposed to be the Turkish PM at the time, Adnan Menderes. He was later executed by one of the Turkish juntas that followed but later the state posthumously pardoned him and his grave was moved to a mausoleum named after him.

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ArcherTheBoi on September 6th, 2020 at 11:11 UTC »

Downright one of the worst events in the Republican history of Turkey. I truly feel ashamed and sorry for the people who were violently expelled from their homes.

trallan on September 6th, 2020 at 12:51 UTC »

Istanbul Pogrom is one of the darkest days in Turkish history. It is orchestrated by the Turkish governments. Turkish government and media has provoked Turks for weeks with false news and incidents. Especially "bombing Ataturks'home in Greece" news provoked people seriously. However after those politicians eliminated, some of them has admitted that they did it. So Ataturk's home has been bombed by Turks themselves, it wasn't Greeks. It is said the party who was leading Turkey in those times has hired thousands of buses from different cities to carry their supporters for this Pogrom. Despite of the issue was about Greeks, those people (Turks) also attacked Jewish and Armenian homes too... Those minorities also decided to leave to Turkey after it.

A few years later those politicians who are orchestrated Istanbul Pogrom sentenced to death by Turkish Military Court for several crimes they have done. Turkey has also applied Varlık Vergisi to non-muslim minorities to force them run from the country. Especially during WW2 times. It caused many suicides of Jewish, Greek and Armenian businessmen and individuals. Erdogan loves and speaks highly about that party leader Adnan Menderes today...

It is very sad and embarrassing for us...