The #GreekGenocide in the #OttomanEmpire began well before #WorldWarI. On #ThisDayInHistory in 1914, in the #MassacreOfPhocaea, Turkish irregulars killed up to 100 Greek speakers & expelled thousands of others in a genocidal #EthnicCleansing operation that #Türkiye still denies.

“The destruction of the cultures of Asia Minor after 1922 was a humanitarian and cultural disaster”—Historian Nikolaos Pavlidis

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://europeanconservative.com/articles/interviews/the-destruction-of-the-cultures-of-asia-minor-after-1922-was-a-humanitarian-and-cultural-disaster-historian-nikolaos-pavlidis/

Charles Dexter Morris (1883-1954) was a news editor for the #NearEastRelief from 1921-1924. He has been credited for taking some of the most recognizable photos depicting the final phase of the #GreekGenocide.

View some of his photos: https://www.greek-genocide.net/index.php/overview/humanitarianism/charles-dexter-morris

Charles Dexter Morris (US News Editor)

Charles Dexter Morris (1883-1954) was a news editor for the Near East Relief from 1921-1924. He has been credited for taking some of the most recogniz

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