Istanbul pogrom

When

6 Sep 1955 – 7 Sep 1955

Kind

Pogrom

Deaths

13

Coordinates

41.04° N, 28.98° E

Description

series of state-sponsored anti-Greek mob attacks

1955 state-sanctioned violence against minorities in Turkey

The Istanbul pogrom, also known as the Istanbul riots, were a series of state-sponsored anti-Greek mob attacks directed primarily at Istanbul's Greek minority on 6–7 September 1955. The pogrom was orchestrated by the governing Democrat Party in Turkey with the cooperation of various security organizations.

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