1955 Istanbul pogrom

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkb:murder
gptkbp:aftermath further decline of Greek population in Istanbul
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:6–7_September_events
Istanbul riots
gptkbp:cause false news about bombing of Atatürk's house in Thessaloniki
gptkbp:commemorates 6 September
gptkbp:country gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:date 6–7 September 1955
gptkbp:estimated_number_of_businesses_destroyed over 4,000
gptkbp:estimated_number_of_churches_damaged over 70
gptkbp:estimated_number_of_deaths at least 15
gptkbp:estimated_number_of_homes_destroyed over 1,000
gptkbp:estimated_number_of_injured over 30
gptkbp:governmentResponse martial law declared
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1955 Istanbul pogrom
gptkbp:location gptkb:Istanbul
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Istanbul Express
gptkbp:notableBuilding Greek Orthodox churches
Greek cemeteries
Greek schools
Greek-owned businesses
gptkbp:notableVictim gptkb:Jewish_community
Armenian community
Greek Orthodox community
gptkbp:perpetrator Turkish mobs
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cyprus_dispute
gptkb:Greek–Turkish_relations
gptkbp:result deaths and injuries
widespread destruction of property
mass emigration of Greeks from Istanbul
gptkbp:target gptkb:Greek_minority
gptkb:Armenian_minority
Jewish minority
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Democrat_Party_(Turkey,_1946–1961)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7