Umit Eser

The Greek landing in Smyrna in May 1919 is widely seen as the catalyst of the Turkish national struggle, but even during the chaos between 1919-1923, the diverse peoples of Asia Minor coexisted and created astonishing, yet fragile, infra-national solutions. In sharp contrast to popular history, Ethnic Cleansing in Western Anatolia, 1912–1923 tells the often-overlooked story of cooperation and resistance...