The Ministry of Culture in Greece announced that it will dedicate this year to the 100th anniversary of the catastrophe of Asia Minor and the memory and identity of refugee communities.
Under the caption "All Greece one Culture 2022" programs associating the refugee unions are asked to propose events and acts dedicated to the centennial of the disaster for all Greeks.
The destruction of the great, cosmopolitan metropolis of the Mediterranean Sea, Smyrna, in September 1922 and the beginning of the end of the presence of Greeks in Asia Minor.
The Ministry of Culture and Sports honors this year the memory of the 100th anniversary of the tragic Asia Minor Catastrophe by the barbaric Ottoman Turks.
The Catastrophe of Asia Minor was a tragic event of such enormous importance for modern Greek history that it shaped generation upon generation after 1922 adding yet another tragic milestone to Greece's long history.
The destruction of Smyrna when Greeks were forced to flee the city due to the fire set by Turkish forces still haunts Greece.
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