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In 1955, the substantial Greek population of the Turkish city of Istanbul were being the victims of a heinous pogrom that resulted in the struggling and demise of numerous, and the destruction of countless properties and corporations.

The Greeks in Istanbul were being a longstanding, flourishing neighborhood comprised primarily of families of retailers. In 1955 their inhabitants was about 100,000 and they were being a outstanding course in the metropolis.

At the time, Turkish Key Minister Adnan Menderes (1950-1960) sought to enchantment to the conservative religious faction of the Turkish populace, leading to discomfort in the country’s secular Kemalist establishment. The 1000’s of mosques created during his time as PM are proof of that.

At the time Istanbul, and Turkey as a total, was not as prosperous as the Greeks.

Additionally, nationalist fever in the country was