Massacre of Phocaea

When

12 Jun 1914 – 18 Jun 1914

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

50

Coordinates

38.67° N, 26.77° E

Description

1914 killing of Greeks in the Ottoman Empire

1914 killing of Greeks in the Ottoman Empire

The massacre of Phocaea occurred in June 1914, as part of the ethnic cleansing policies of the Ottoman Empire that included exile, massacre and deportations. It was perpetrated by irregular Turkish bands against the predominantly ethnic Greek town of Phocaea, modern Foça, on the east coast of the Aegean Sea.

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