Fire of Smyrna
Greece
Remembering The Great Fire of Smyrna
Today marks 92 years since the Catastrophe of Smyrna (Izmir) and the Great Fire that destroyed the city, causing the majority of Greeks in Asia Minor to flee their homes and seek shelter in Greece and other countries.
Smyrna used to...
Greece
How Smyrna Was Burned to the Ground – 90 Years Later
The first fire broke out in the late afternoon of September 13, 1922, four days after the Turkish Army had entered the city. The blaze began in the Armenian quarter of the city, and spread quickly due to the...