Greek Genocide Resource Center
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Focusing on the persecution of native Greek communities in Ottoman Turkey between 1914-1923. http://greek-genocide.net
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NEW RELEASE: Escape From Asia Minor is the unique account of a native Greek pharmacist living within the Ottoman Empire who served in both the Ottoman and Kemalist armies during the Greek Genocide.
Available at Amazon: amzn.to/4f9yJVr
Available at Amazon: amzn.to/4f9yJVr
July 1923: 8,000 Anatolian Greeks were seen hiding in caves near Aleppo, Syria. These were the Greeks who survived the death marches to the Turkish interior during the genocide and were evacuated and cared for by the Near East Relief.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:27 AM
July 1923: 8,000 Anatolian Greeks were seen hiding in caves near Aleppo, Syria. These were the Greeks who survived the death marches to the Turkish interior during the genocide and were evacuated and cared for by the Near East Relief.
www.greek-genocide.net
www.greek-genocide.net
Greek men of military age were denied passage out of #Turkey in Sep 1922 with their expelled families, regardless of their combatant status. They were marched into the interior where they were tortured before the majority were massacred. Over 100,000 Greek men met their fate in this way.
November 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Greek men of military age were denied passage out of #Turkey in Sep 1922 with their expelled families, regardless of their combatant status. They were marched into the interior where they were tortured before the majority were massacred. Over 100,000 Greek men met their fate in this way.
Joice Nankivell Loch was an Australian humanitarian who worked to help #GreekGenocide survivors in the town of Ouranoupoli near Mount Athos after they were expelled from #Turkey. She and her husband set up schools, provided medical assistance & helped them build back their lives.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Joice Nankivell Loch was an Australian humanitarian who worked to help #GreekGenocide survivors in the town of Ouranoupoli near Mount Athos after they were expelled from #Turkey. She and her husband set up schools, provided medical assistance & helped them build back their lives.
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> amzn.to/4qPZ8yB
Jackie Coogan (1914-1984) was an American actor best known for his role as Uncle Fester in the 1960's US television series The Addams Family. At a young age, Coogan became personally involved with the collection of vital supplies for humanitarian relief for the survivors of the Ottoman-era genocides
November 2, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Jackie Coogan (1914-1984) was an American actor best known for his role as Uncle Fester in the 1960's US television series The Addams Family. At a young age, Coogan became personally involved with the collection of vital supplies for humanitarian relief for the survivors of the Ottoman-era genocides
Part of a group of 42 Greek orphans received into Marsovan orphanage, May 1919. All scabious cases. Picture taken after first bath and application of medicine. Part of the Compton collection of photos.
October 23, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Part of a group of 42 Greek orphans received into Marsovan orphanage, May 1919. All scabious cases. Picture taken after first bath and application of medicine. Part of the Compton collection of photos.
During the Battle of Marash, Dr. Mabel Elliott helped lead thousands of Armenian refugees from Marash 75 miles across the Taurus mountains on foot during a snowstorm. Their choice was to leave or risk massacre by the Turks.
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October 6, 2025 at 8:44 AM
During the Battle of Marash, Dr. Mabel Elliott helped lead thousands of Armenian refugees from Marash 75 miles across the Taurus mountains on foot during a snowstorm. Their choice was to leave or risk massacre by the Turks.
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> amzn.to/4mEJTFB
Did the Kemalists sell the bodies of Greek and Armenian Genocide victims for industrial use?
Read the 1924 newsreports: www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/ov...
Read the 1924 newsreports: www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/ov...
September 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Did the Kemalists sell the bodies of Greek and Armenian Genocide victims for industrial use?
Read the 1924 newsreports: www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/ov...
Read the 1924 newsreports: www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/ov...
New release chronicling the life of Mabel E. Elliott (1881-1968), an American physician who cared for Greek and Armenian refugees and orphans during and after the Ottoman-era genocides.
Available at Amazon > amzn.to/3VnYie1
Available at Amazon > amzn.to/3VnYie1
September 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM
New release chronicling the life of Mabel E. Elliott (1881-1968), an American physician who cared for Greek and Armenian refugees and orphans during and after the Ottoman-era genocides.
Available at Amazon > amzn.to/3VnYie1
Available at Amazon > amzn.to/3VnYie1
Three books and a film about the #SmyrnaHolocaust worth considering.
View more: www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/bi...
View more: www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/bi...
September 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Three books and a film about the #SmyrnaHolocaust worth considering.
View more: www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/bi...
View more: www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/bi...
At the age of 13, Panayiotis Nikolaidis was separated from his 5 brothers, his sister and mother at #Smyrna in September 1922. He never saw them again. His father was murdered by the Turks.
View his testimony as told by his grand-daughter: www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/qu...
View his testimony as told by his grand-daughter: www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/qu...
September 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
At the age of 13, Panayiotis Nikolaidis was separated from his 5 brothers, his sister and mother at #Smyrna in September 1922. He never saw them again. His father was murdered by the Turks.
View his testimony as told by his grand-daughter: www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/qu...
View his testimony as told by his grand-daughter: www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/qu...
The final phase of the #GreekGenocide took place at Smyrna (Tr: İzmir) 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 & Armenians. They then burnt the city to the ground.
The Smyrna Holocaust: September 1922.
The final phase of the Greek Genocide took place at Smyrna in September 1922.
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September 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The final phase of the #GreekGenocide took place at Smyrna (Tr: İzmir) 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 & Armenians. They then burnt the city to the ground.
Syria's Minister of Culture recently sparked outrage by appearing with an Islamic chanter inside one of the capital’s Greek (Rûm) Orthodox churches. The chants disregarded the sanctity of the church, crossed boundaries of respect and undermined the intended symbolism of interfaith solidarity.
Syrian Culture Minister sparks backlash over Islamic chant in Greek (Rûm) Orthodox Church of Ananias in Daramsuq - Syriac Press
DARAMSUQ — Syrian Minister of Culture Mohammed Yassin al-Saleh appeared in a recently released video alongside Islamic chanter Al-Muatasim Billah al-Asali during a visit to one of the capital’s oldest...
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September 3, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Syria's Minister of Culture recently sparked outrage by appearing with an Islamic chanter inside one of the capital’s Greek (Rûm) Orthodox churches. The chants disregarded the sanctity of the church, crossed boundaries of respect and undermined the intended symbolism of interfaith solidarity.
German General Otto Liman von Sanders was the commander of the Ottoman Fifth Army. He was arrested in 1919 and held at Malta for 6 months as a war criminal for sanctioning crimes including the massacre of Greeks and Armenians.
More: www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/ov...
More: www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/ov...
August 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
German General Otto Liman von Sanders was the commander of the Ottoman Fifth Army. He was arrested in 1919 and held at Malta for 6 months as a war criminal for sanctioning crimes including the massacre of Greeks and Armenians.
More: www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/ov...
More: www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/ov...
One of the latest, delightful trends on TikTok wants young men and women from Turkey to post the results of their DNA test. In most cases, a high percentage of Greek ancestry emerges, which dozens of Greek users of the medium comment on with the phrase “welcome, our brother”.
Tracing kinship: Discovering Greek roots in Anatolia - ProtoThema English
It was estimated to be present in 90% of the population of Eastern Thrace and 80% of the population of the coast of Asia Minor. The search for ancestry has become fashionable in Turkey, especially amo...
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August 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
One of the latest, delightful trends on TikTok wants young men and women from Turkey to post the results of their DNA test. In most cases, a high percentage of Greek ancestry emerges, which dozens of Greek users of the medium comment on with the phrase “welcome, our brother”.
The massacre of Greeks at Aydin (Gr: Αϊδίνιο) occurred in June 1919. According to a French source, some 1,500-2,000 Greeks were massacred.
> www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/ov...
> www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/ov...
July 31, 2025 at 6:07 AM
The massacre of Greeks at Aydin (Gr: Αϊδίνιο) occurred in June 1919. According to a French source, some 1,500-2,000 Greeks were massacred.
> www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/ov...
> www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/ov...
Usak Kindergarten, B Group 1921 [Β Ομάς, Νηπιαγωγείου Ουσάκ 1921].
Uşak is located 200km east of #Smyrna and was home to approximately 3,000 Greeks and 1,000 Armenians before the genocide.
Uşak is located 200km east of #Smyrna and was home to approximately 3,000 Greeks and 1,000 Armenians before the genocide.
July 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Usak Kindergarten, B Group 1921 [Β Ομάς, Νηπιαγωγείου Ουσάκ 1921].
Uşak is located 200km east of #Smyrna and was home to approximately 3,000 Greeks and 1,000 Armenians before the genocide.
Uşak is located 200km east of #Smyrna and was home to approximately 3,000 Greeks and 1,000 Armenians before the genocide.
A monument in the central square of Istanbul honours the formation of the Turkish republic (1923) and includes two Soviet military men, K. Voroshilov and M. Frunze. The Soviets provided the Kemalists vital support during the second phase of the genocide. Mentioned in our new book:
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July 14, 2025 at 9:59 AM
A monument in the central square of Istanbul honours the formation of the Turkish republic (1923) and includes two Soviet military men, K. Voroshilov and M. Frunze. The Soviets provided the Kemalists vital support during the second phase of the genocide. Mentioned in our new book:
amzn.to/4fMpmft
amzn.to/4fMpmft
The student music group of Balya [Estudiantine de Balia] comprising 2 guitars, 5 mandolins, 3 violins and a double bass. The conductor (far left) is Konstantinos Zafiropoulos. In 1911, the #YoungTurks weren't happy with the music groups and banned them.
www.greek-genocide.net
www.greek-genocide.net
July 13, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The student music group of Balya [Estudiantine de Balia] comprising 2 guitars, 5 mandolins, 3 violins and a double bass. The conductor (far left) is Konstantinos Zafiropoulos. In 1911, the #YoungTurks weren't happy with the music groups and banned them.
www.greek-genocide.net
www.greek-genocide.net
Panagiotis Nordas (standing bottom right) with the scout group of Balya. Nordas was a law graduate who worked at the Economic Commissionership of #Balya as a supervisor and formed the Balya scout group. He died in Greece in 1960. There were 6,000 Greeks living in Balya prior to the genocide.
July 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Panagiotis Nordas (standing bottom right) with the scout group of Balya. Nordas was a law graduate who worked at the Economic Commissionership of #Balya as a supervisor and formed the Balya scout group. He died in Greece in 1960. There were 6,000 Greeks living in Balya prior to the genocide.
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” contains close to $100 billion to build a new series of “detention facilities” all across America.
When Adolf Hitler seized power in Germany, the first thing he built wasn’t a tank or a warship. It was a “detention facility.”
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When Adolf Hitler seized power in Germany, the first thing he built wasn’t a tank or a warship. It was a “detention facility.”
> www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/...
July 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” contains close to $100 billion to build a new series of “detention facilities” all across America.
When Adolf Hitler seized power in Germany, the first thing he built wasn’t a tank or a warship. It was a “detention facility.”
> www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/...
When Adolf Hitler seized power in Germany, the first thing he built wasn’t a tank or a warship. It was a “detention facility.”
> www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/...
The following testimony was submitted by the great-grandchild of a witness and is based on oral family history passed down from witnesses and survivors.
> www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/qu...
> www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/qu...
June 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The following testimony was submitted by the great-grandchild of a witness and is based on oral family history passed down from witnesses and survivors.
> www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/qu...
> www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/qu...
The belltower of a Greek Orthodox church (19th century) converted into a mosque. Location: Koronixa (today Arpali).
Source: www.virtual-genocide-memorial.de/region/the-b...
Source: www.virtual-genocide-memorial.de/region/the-b...
June 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The belltower of a Greek Orthodox church (19th century) converted into a mosque. Location: Koronixa (today Arpali).
Source: www.virtual-genocide-memorial.de/region/the-b...
Source: www.virtual-genocide-memorial.de/region/the-b...
The pillage of Foça (Gr: Φώκαια, Phocaea) and the massacre of over 100 Greeks in Jun 1914 occurred during the early phase of the #GreekGenocide. While the death toll was on a relatively small scale, the plan to force Greeks to flee en masse was accomplished.
> www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/ov...
> www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/ov...
June 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The pillage of Foça (Gr: Φώκαια, Phocaea) and the massacre of over 100 Greeks in Jun 1914 occurred during the early phase of the #GreekGenocide. While the death toll was on a relatively small scale, the plan to force Greeks to flee en masse was accomplished.
> www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/ov...
> www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/ov...
The Greek Relief Committee (GRC), otherwise known as the Relief Committee for Greeks of Asia Minor was formed during World War 1 in direct response to the #GreekGenocide. The organization was based in New York and was operational between 1917 to 1921.
> www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/ov...
> www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/ov...
June 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The Greek Relief Committee (GRC), otherwise known as the Relief Committee for Greeks of Asia Minor was formed during World War 1 in direct response to the #GreekGenocide. The organization was based in New York and was operational between 1917 to 1921.
> www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/ov...
> www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/ov...
A scene from the commemorative ceremony for the May 19 day of remembrance for the Pontic Greek victims of the Greek Genocide. The photo was taken in front of the Ecumenical memorial in Berlin which was erected in memory of Armenian, Greek and Assyrian victims of the Ottoman Genocide (1912-1922).
May 25, 2025 at 11:22 AM
A scene from the commemorative ceremony for the May 19 day of remembrance for the Pontic Greek victims of the Greek Genocide. The photo was taken in front of the Ecumenical memorial in Berlin which was erected in memory of Armenian, Greek and Assyrian victims of the Ottoman Genocide (1912-1922).