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What happened on 6-7 September 1955 in cities other than İstanbul?

SEPTEMBER 6-7 POGROM

What happened on 6-7 September 1955 in cities other than İstanbul?

"It's essential not to forget that a significant portion of the remaining Christians and Jews from the Ottoman period were lower-class peasants and workers. Consequently, we need to shift our focus and keep it more extensive," says historian Emre Can Dağlıoğlu.

6 September 2023

HDP marks anniversary of İstanbul Pogrom

HDP marks anniversary of İstanbul Pogrom

The state should offer apologies and compensate the losses caused by the 1955 pogrom, the HDP has said.

6 September 2022

Parliamentary Inquiry into İstanbul Pogrom Rejected Due to 'Rude and Hurtful Remarks'

Parliamentary Inquiry into İstanbul Pogrom Rejected Due to 'Rude and Hurtful Remarks'

HDP MP Paylan has said, "The Speaker's Office wants to decide which words we will use," on the rejection of the inquiry he submitted regarding the Pogrom of September 6-7 against minorities in İstanbul.

28 October 2019 Hikmet Adal

What happened on 6-7 September?

ISTANBUL RIOTS 1955

What happened on 6-7 September?

"Our father Atatürk's house has been bombed" was the headline of the Istanbul Express newspaper's second issue in 1955. Years later, retired general Sabri Yirmibeşoğlu refers to the pogrom of 6-7 September as an "excellent special warfare operation that reached its aim".

8 September 2009 Tolga Korkut