![]() ![]() The fire completely destroyed the Greek and Armenian quarters of the city the Muslim and Jewish quarters escaped damage. Tens of thousands of Greek and Armenian men were subsequently deported into the interior of Anatolia, where most of them died in harsh conditions. Turkish troops and irregulars had started committing massacres and atrocities against the Greek and Armenian population in the city before the outbreak of the fire. They were forced to remain there under harsh conditions for nearly two weeks. Īpproximately 80,000 to 400,000 Greek and Armenian refugees crammed the waterfront to escape from the fire. Estimated Greek and Armenian deaths resulting from the fire range from 10,000 to 125,000. It began four days after the Turkish military captured the city on 9 September, effectively ending the Greco-Turkish War, more than three years after the landing of Greek army troops at Smyrna on. ![]() Eyewitness reports state that the fire began on 13 September 1922 and lasted until it was largely extinguished on 22 September. The burning of Smyrna ( Greek: Καταστροφή της Σμύρνης, " Smyrna Catastrophe" Turkish: 1922 İzmir Yangını, "1922 Izmir Fire" Armenian: Զմիւռնիոյ Մեծ Հրդեհ, Zmyuṙnio Mets Hrdeh) destroyed much of the port city of Smyrna (modern İzmir, Turkey) in September 1922. Smyrna, Greek Zone of Smyrna (today Izmir, Turkey)ĭestruction of the Greek and Armenian quarters Plumes of smoke rising from Smyrna on 14 September 1922 ![]()
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