Greek photography exhibit recalling 1955 riots attacked in Istanbul
Ahh, what a moderate and enlightened Muslim nation. We should let them into the EU. Where is Jan Sobieski when you need him?Greek photography exhibit recalling 1955 riots attacked in Istanbul
Ultranationalist Turkish militants attacked an exhibit in Istanbul of rare photographs of violent anti-Greek incidents that occurred in the city 50 years ago, ripping photos off the walls and throwing eggs at the display. Shouting, "Turkey is Turkish and will stay that way", the assailants burst into the exhibit on its opening night, scuffling with the guests. Riot police arrived and roughly rounded up the militants, arresting three of them, police said. "I'm merely defending my country," one militant said. Serious riots that broke out in Istanbul on the night of September 6, 1955, led to looting in Greek neighborhoods and the destruction of many of the city's churches and synagogues. More than 5,000 shops belonging to the Greek minority were looted by an emotional crowd of several thousand people reacting to rumors of a bomb attack at the birthplace of the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, in Salonika, northern Greece. The army had to intervene to quell the violence. Turkey is officially 99 percent Muslim. Its 45,000 Armenians, 35,000 Jews, 20,000 Syrians and 4,000 Greek Orthodox faithful live primarily in Istanbul. Known as Constantinople under Greece's last great empire, Istanbul remains the seat of the Eastern Orthodox patriarchate, the highest authority in the Orthodox world.
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