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Menemen massacre
Massacre during the Greco-Turkish war / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Menemen Massacre was a massacre of Turkish civilians by the Greek Army on June 16–17, 1919 in the town of Menemen, shortly after the Greek forces landed in nearby Smyrna, as part of the post World War I Greek occupation of Turkey.
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Menemen massacre | |
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Part of Greco-Turkish War (1919–22) | |
![]() Location of Menemen within metropolitan İzmir | |
Location | ![]() Present-day Menemen and İzmir Province, Turkey |
Date | 17 June 1919[1] |
Target | Turkish people[2] |
Attack type | Massacre[2] |
Deaths | 200 killed, 200 wounded[3] |
Perpetrators | Greek army[2] |
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