İzmit massacres
Atrocities committed in the region of İzmit, Turkey, during the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The İzmit massacres were atrocities committed in the region of İzmit, Turkey, during the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) which took place during the Greek genocide. An Inter-Allied Commission of Enquiry that investigated the incidents, submitted a report, on 1 June 1921, about the events.
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Part of the Greek genocide | |
Date | March 1920 – June 1921 |
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Location | İzmit district, Ottoman Empire |
Participants | (mainly) Turkish nationalist Army and irregulars,[1][2] on a minor scale: native Greeks, Hellenic Army (insubordinate role), Circassian mercenaries[3] |
Deaths | 12,000 by the Turkish Army (+ 2,500 missing)[1][2] ~ 300 by the Greek Army[3] |
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