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September 14: Greece Marks National Remembrance Day for the Genocide of the Greeks of Asia Minor

On the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Greece honors the victims of the 1922 Smyrna catastrophe and the genocide of Asia Minor Hellenism

May 2, 1919: The Greek Army lands in Smyrna, Venizelos’ plans, the gunfire and the clashes

The Paris Peace Conference, Greek ambitions, the insidious role of the Italians, the shifting stance of the United States – Greece is ordered to land troops in Asia Minor – May 2/15: the Greeks in Smyrna

Stergiadis, the fall of Smyrna, and the Martyric death of Metropolitan Chrysostomos

On August 26, 1922, the High Commissioner of Greece fled the city, leaving the Greeks to their fate. The next day, the Turks began their atrocities

Turkey: Mass arrests after pro-Imamoglu demonstration in Constantinople

Imamoglu supporters arrested in Constantinople & Izmir - The Republican People's Party denounces the persecution as politically motivated by the Erdogan government

50 years since the death of Aristotle Onassis: The adventures in Smyrna and Argentina, the plan for the Athenian Riviera and his stormy relationships

He embodied the dream of global success & his name became synonymous with wealth & business acumen. Impetuous, stormy & insatiable, unconventional & subversive, aristocratic but also popular

George Miller: The grandson of a priest from Kythera who conquered Hollywood and became a stamp

The family history of the renowned creator and producer of "Mad Max" and "Happy Feet" – His Oscars, countless successes, and Greek heritage

Mert Kaya: “Greeks must know someone is working for Islamized Greeks in Turkey”

His dissertation was published in Greek with the title “The Islamization of the Greeks of Asia Minor in the period 1919-1925. A study of memory”

Turkish President Erdogan provocative historic revisionism – “The Greeks burned down Smyrna in 1922”

Erdogan was speaking on the occasion of the Turkish army's victories in 1922 against Greece and the Allies

The NATO Land Forces Command in Smyrna congratulates Turkey on the Asia Minor Catastrophe

Practically, it congratulated Turkey for the events that led to the Greek & Armenian Genocides - A similar message was posted by NATO last year, but it was deleted after the strong reaction of Athens

1922 Smyrna Disaster archives: The movie brings historical events to the fore in Guardian article

Turkey is perturbed by the movie

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