The Anti Greek Riots of Istanbul in 1955 — İrini Sarıoğlu

On the occasion of the 50 th anniversary of that tragic night the night of the events of 6 7 September 1955 in Istanbul during which the material and psychological devastation endured by the Greek population surpassed by far even the anticipated targets set by the organizers we attempt a brief historical retrospection aiming at the fulfillment of a duty to a minimum A duty to history So as to be able to face our own recent history without fear and passion the history where we acted both the role of the extra and of the leading actor and to avert possible future mistakes The articles that have been selected come exclusively from writers journalists poets and historians that come originally from Istanbul except the confidential report of late Greek ambassador Vyron Theodoropoulos Consul General in Istanbul in September 1955