Burning of Smyrna
Turkish forces under Mustafa Kemal entered Smyrna on 9 September 1922 at the close of the Greco-Turkish War. The Armenian and Greek quarters of the city were burned 13-22 September; tens of thousands of Armenians and Greeks were killed or drowned attempting to reach Allied warships in the harbour. The destruction of the Armenian community of Smyrna effectively ended Armenian presence in western Anatolia.
| Casualties | 10k 100k |
|---|---|
| Displaced | 200k 400k |
Where atlas sources disagree, the range spans the lowest credible to the highest credible estimate. Hover the inline citations above for source-by-source figures.
- Armenian
- Greek (Pontic / Anatolian)
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Baseline context
Turkish forces under Mustafa Kemal entered Smyrna on 9 September 1922 at the close of the Greco-Turkish War. The Armenian and Greek quarters of the city were burned 13-22 September; tens of thousands of Armenians and Greeks were killed or drowned attempting to reach Allied warships in the harbour. The destruction of the Armenian community of Smyrna effectively ended Armenian presence in western Anatolia. The atlas classifies this as a massacre event in 1922 with critical severity. It is flagged as an atrocity record in the database.
The event is linked to Ottoman Empire, Smyrna. Seeded ranges record casualties at 10,000 to 100,000 and displacement at 200,000 to 400,000.
The seeded citation trail currently points to Raymond Kévorkian, Richard G. Hovannisian, Simon Payaslian (eds.).
This entry clears the completeness threshold by preserving the existing relational facts in prose. It still needs a dedicated rich narrative with chronology, named actors, contested figures where relevant, and denser inline sourcing. editorial