Category:Burning of Smyrna

Articles relating to the Burning of Smyrna (September 1922), its aftermath, and its depictions. The fire destroyed much of the port city of Smyrna (modern İzmir, Turkey). Eyewitness reports state that the fire began on 13 September 1922 and lasted until it was largely extinguished on 22 September. It began four days after the Turkish military captured the city on 9 September, effectively ending the Greco-Turkish War, more than three years after the Greek landing of troops at Smyrna. Estimated Greek and Armenian deaths resulting from the fire range from 10,000 to 125,000.