Stake attention in this memory
The image displays a historical informational panel, likely located in a museum or exhibition in Nea Filadelfia, Greece. The panel features text predominantly in English, with a section of Greek text visible on the left side, all set against a dark background with light lettering. The central subject is the detailed historical account of "THE CATASTROPHE OF SMYRNA." The English text describes the events following the collapse of the Asia Minor Front, including the Turkish army's entry into Smyrna on September 9, 1922, and subsequent massacres. It highlights the lynching of Metropolitan Bishop Chrysostomos on September 10, 1922, and estimates up to 125,000 dead. The text notes the refusal of Allied ships (USA, England, France, Italy) to assist refugees and details the forced departure of 25,000 Greek women and children, and the broader Greek population of Eastern Thrace. Further, the panel explains the mandatory exchange of populations agreed upon in the Treaty of Lausanne (January 30, 1923), involving 1.3 to 1.5 million Greeks from Turkey and 356,000 Muslims from Greece. It explicitly states that only 190,000 "survivors of the Genocide" were exchanged, and over 1.5 million Greeks who fled earlier or were victims of the Genocide were not. The text also covers political changes, such as the abolition of the Ottoman Sultanate in November 1922 and the founding of the modern Turkish state by Kemal. No direct activity is depicted; the image documents a static educational display.
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