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201390 minPGdocumentary

Adieu Istanbul

201390 minPGdocumentary

Out of 150,000 Istanbul-Greeks in 1955, only 2,000 remained by 1985, prompting many to seek new lives in Greece while longing for their hometown.

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Out of 150,000 Istanbul-Greeks in 1955, only 2,000 remained by 1985, prompting many to seek new lives in Greece while longing for their hometown.

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Dieter Sauterdirector

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“Istanbul is not a city, it’s a life,” says a member of the dwindling Greek community in Istanbul. Before 1950, Greeks made up half of Istiklal Street. The 6th of September 1955 marked a turning point with a violent pogrom. By 1985, only 2,000 of the original 150,000 Istanbul-Greeks remained. Many now live in Greece, facing their own struggles. Some still long to return to their hometown, grappling with their identity and the silence from Greece and Europe.

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