Tag: Asia Minor Greek Genocide

On This Day June 12, 1914: Ancient Greek Community of Phocaea in Asia Minor is Massacred

A precursor to the fateful events that would happen less than a decade later in Smyrna, the Greeks of Old

June 12, 2026

Remembering Christopher Thurber Who Saved 7,000 Greek Children from Smyrna Catastrophe, Flogged by Turks for Saving Greek Woman

Many personal stories of service and sacrifice have shaped the history of the US involvement in the Asia Minor Catastrophe

May 31, 2026

Remembering the Genocide of the Pontic Greeks

The annihilation of the non-Turk/non-Muslim peoples from Anatolia started on April 24, 1915 with the arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals

May 19, 2026
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On This Day May 19, 1919: Ataturk Begins Onslaught Against Pontian Greeks

353,000 victims of the Pontian Genocide are remembered every year on May 19, designated by the Greek parliament as an

May 19, 2026
Armenian Genocide

While Remembering and Commemorating the Armenian Genocide, Let’s Not Forget the Greeks and Assyrians

The following contributed article was originally published in 2015 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The Pappas

April 24, 2026

Harvard University Press Book Connects the Dots Between Hitler, Ataturk

It is a well-documented fact that early in his career, Adolf Hitler took inspiration from Benito Mussolini, his senior colleague

April 24, 2026

Remembering the American Who Saved 250,000 Greeks From Death in Smyrna

The final chapter of the genocide that swept Turkey at the beginning of the 20th century was written in Smyrna,

March 16, 2026

Pontian Diaspora to Mitsotakis: “Ataturk’s ‘Legacy’ Is Not Diplomatic Language— It’s a Wound”

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is facing swift and furious backlash from Pontian diaspora organizations after remarks he made in

February 23, 2026

When Turkey Destroyed Its Christians

From 1894 to 1924, a staggered campaign of genocide targeted not just the region’s Armenians but its Greek and Assyrian

February 22, 2026

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