The riots in Turkey, in September 1955 : a British document

Abstract

The anti-Greek riots in Istanbul and Izmir, in September 1955, gave a
fatal blow to the Christian minority in that country. The riots also caused
strain in the Greco-Turkish relations, endangering the NATO structure in
the region. The document, presented here, was sent by the British Embassy
in Turkey to the Foreign Office, some days after the event. It is an illustrative
account of what happened and an important evidence, from the British side,
referring to the advance planning of the demonstrations (although in a smaller
scale) by the Turkish government.