![]() ![]() 1Īmid a climate of physical destruction of Greek communities in the Ottoman Empire, Greece entered WW1 in 1917 on the side of the Allies and on after an arrangement with the Allies, arrived at Smyrna. The remainder were made up Jews, Italians, French, British and other nationalities. According to the Consul at Smyrna George Horton, at the time of its destruction, Smyrna had a population of at least 400,000 comprising 165,000 Turks, 150,000 Greeks and 25,000 Armenians. The term Smyrna Holocaust refers to the wholesale slaughter of the Smyrna populace, which at the time was majority Christian, and also to the fire that completely destroyed the city.ĭuring the Ottoman period, the Turks referred to Smyrna as Gâvur İzmir (Infidel Smyrna) due to its large Christian population. The final phase of the Greek Genocide took place at Smyrna in September 1922 when Kemalist forces entered the city and took part in an orgy of looting, rape and massacre that targeted the city's Christian population, primarily Greeks and Armenians. Smyrna ablaze as the HMS Iron Duke is in the harbor. ![]()
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