Istanbul pogrom (1955)

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Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:murder
anti-Greek riot
gptkbp:aftermath further decline of Greek population in Istanbul
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:6–7_September_events
September events
gptkbp:cause false news about bombing of Atatürk's house in Thessaloniki
gptkbp:commemorates remembered annually by Greek community
gptkbp:country gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:date 6–7 September 1955
gptkbp:historicalSignificance major event in 20th-century Turkish history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Istanbul pogrom (1955)
gptkbp:injuries over 30
gptkbp:legalConsequences trials of some officials
gptkbp:location gptkb:Istanbul
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international condemnation
gptkbp:notableVictim gptkb:Ecumenical_Patriarchate_of_Constantinople
Greek Orthodox community
gptkbp:number_of_churches_destroyed over 70
gptkbp:number_of_schools_destroyed over 30
gptkbp:number_of_shops_destroyed over 4,000
gptkbp:perpetrator Turkish government involvement (alleged)
Turkish mobs
gptkbp:propertyDamage over 5,000
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:victim at least 13
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Istanbul,_Turkey
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5