Istanbul Pogrom 1955

GPTKB entity

Statements (69)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:murder
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:migration
property confiscation
decline of Greek community in Istanbul
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:6–7_September_events
Istanbul riots
gptkbp:cause false news about bombing of Atatürk's house in Thessaloniki
gptkbp:commemoratedBy 6 September
gptkbp:country gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:date 6–7 September 1955
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Istanbul Pogrom 1955
gptkbp:injuries over 30
gptkbp:location gptkb:Istanbul
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive international media attention
gptkbp:notableVictim gptkb:Greek_Orthodox_Patriarchate
cafés
cemeteries
community centers
hospitals
libraries
newspapers
orphanages
restaurants
schools
shoemakers
shops
bookstores
homes
tailors
bakeries
furniture stores
pharmacies
carpenters
photographers
printing presses
florists
jewelry stores
butcher shops
factories
blacksmiths
sports clubs
Jewish synagogues
watchmakers
grocery stores
tailor shops
barbershops
Greek churches
Greek schools
hardware stores
shoe stores
Armenian churches
Greek businesses
gptkbp:numberOfCemeteriesDamaged over 20
gptkbp:numberOfChurchesDamaged over 70
gptkbp:numberOfPropertiesDamaged over 4,000 Greek-owned properties
gptkbp:numberOfSchoolsDamaged over 30
gptkbp:organizedBy elements within Turkish government
gptkbp:perpetrator Turkish mobs
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cyprus_dispute
gptkbp:result international condemnation
mass emigration of Greeks from Istanbul
deterioration of Greek-Turkish relations
gptkbp:target gptkb:Greek_minority
gptkb:Armenian_minority
Jewish minority
gptkbp:victim at least 15
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jews_in_Turkey
gptkb:Jewish_community_of_Istanbul
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7