Tag: Greeks of Turkey

Twice a Stranger: The Mass Expulsions That Forged Modern Greece and Turkey by Bruce Clark

Twice a Stranger is one of the most important books ever written on the painful topic of the population exchange

June 8, 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
Constantinople

On This Day May 29, 1453: Fall of Constantinople

May 29, 1453 is known throughout the Greek world as a black anniversary — the day the Byzantine capital city

May 29, 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

Twenty Amazing Photos of Abandoned Greek Village in Turkey

We published a story about a town in Turkey named Kayaköy (Levissi in Greek) that was abandoned by its inhabitants

February 16, 2026

Remembering Constance Sheltman: A Kentucky Woman Who Left Her Job as a Bookkeeper to Assist Greek Refugee Women Rebuild Their Lives

Kentucky native Constance Sheltman left her job as a school bookkeeper in 1920 to become the director of the industrial

November 19, 2025
Refugees

On This Day October 13, 1922: American Red Cross Begins to Support Greek Refugees

In the photo, above, these villagers from Asia Minor were driven into the mountains near their homes shortly after the

October 13, 2025

When America’s Most Famous Kid Helped Feed Thousands of Greek Orphans

Back in 1924, if you went to a movie theater, you would likely see Americans standing in line with cans

September 30, 2025

U.S. Newspapers in 1922 Covered the Murder of Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Chrysostom in Shocking Detail

Dozens of American newspapers reported on the events that were unfolding in Smyrna in 1922 as Turkish troops set fire

September 13, 2025

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