6–7 September events

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkb:murder
gptkbp:aftermath further decline of Greek population in Istanbul
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Istanbul_pogrom
September events
gptkbp:cause false news about bombing of Atatürk's house in Thessaloniki
gptkbp:commemorates 6 September
gptkbp:condemnedBy international community
gptkbp:date 7 September 1955
6 September 1955
gptkbp:followedBy international condemnation
further emigration of minorities
gptkbp:governmentResponse martial law declared
arrests made
official apology not issued
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 6–7 September events
gptkbp:injuries over 30
gptkbp:involves gptkb:military
police inaction
gptkbp:location gptkb:Istanbul
gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international press
gptkbp:notableVictim gptkb:Ecumenical_Patriarchate_of_Constantinople
Jewish homes
Jewish businesses
Jewish synagogues
Greek Orthodox churches
Greek cemeteries
Greek schools
Armenian churches
Armenian businesses
Armenian homes
Greek homes
Greek-owned businesses
gptkbp:number_of_affected_businesses over 4,000
gptkbp:number_of_affected_homes over 1,000
gptkbp:number_of_churches_damaged over 70
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Turkish_nationalist_groups
gptkbp:perpetrator Turkish mobs
gptkbp:precededBy anti-Greek sentiment
tensions over Cyprus
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Armenian_minority_in_Istanbul
gptkb:Jewish_minority_in_Istanbul
Greek minority in Istanbul
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:victim at least 15
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Istanbul_pogrom_(1955)
gptkb:First_Republic_of_Turkey
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6