Greco-Turkish War

1921–1922

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main reference

  • Kayaköy, Turkey: church
    In Greco-Turkish wars

    The second war occurred after World War I, when the Greeks attempted to extend their territory beyond eastern Thrace (in Europe) and the district of Smyrna (İzmir; in Anatolia). These territories had been assigned to them by the Treaty of Sèvres, August 10, 1920, which was…

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effect on Orthodox Church

  • Jesus Christ: mosaic
    In Eastern Orthodoxy: The Eastern Orthodox Church in the Middle East

    As a result of the Greco-Turkish War, the entire Greek population of Asia Minor was transferred to Greece in 1922. The Orthodox under the immediate jurisdiction of the ecumenical patriarchate of Constantinople were thus reduced to the Greek population of Istanbul and its vicinity. This population was reduced to a…

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