Saturday, September 7, 2013

Remembering Septembriana: 6-7 September 1955

This gives a bullet-point summary of the Istanbul Pogrom of 1955. See previous posts today for excellent historical analysis of this event.

MYSTAGOGY — 9/6/2013


SEPTEMBRIANA

6-7 September 1955 
Constantinople

With the Organization and Guidance of the Government, the Turks, in One Night, Burned and Plundered:

  • 4340 Greek Stores
  • 2600 Christian Homes
  • 73 Churches
  • 26 Greek Schools
  • 110 Greek Restaurants
  • 21 Greek Factories
  • 27 Greek Pharmacies
  • 3 Greek Newspapers
  • 30 deaths (estimated)
Source: Asia Minor Association. Translated by John Sanidopoulos.

Map showing the types of targets and area covered. From Wikipedia.