Historical Reflection on the Destruction of Smyrna and Cyprus’s Role in Sheltering Survivors

A new historical analysis explores how the catastrophic fall of Smyrna in 1922 impacted displaced populations, with particular focus on Cyprus providing refuge. The piece examines literary and personal accounts from survivors who fled the region.

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The destruction of Smyrna, and the refuge Cyprus gave its survivors

By Dr Sotiroula Vasileiou The poet Giorgos Seferis, born in Smyrna, left the city with his family in 1914, eight years before its destruction. He never lived through the catastrophe itself, but it marked him for life. In one poem, he conjures a horseman bringing fire, a household torn apart, and a world left with […]

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