Painter Brings to Life Lost Homeland in Turkey: Remembering Greek Victims of the Genocide Through Art
The article commemorates the Pontic Greek Genocide, which resulted in the extermination of approximately 353,000 Greek inhabitants in Turkey. It highlights the cultural significance of the Pontus region and the ongoing struggle for recognition of the genocide by descendants of survivors. Artist Sofia Amperidou, whose family was affected, uses her work to honor Greek history and culture, particularly that of her ancestral homeland.
- ▪The Pontic Greek Genocide occurred between 1914 and 1923, perpetrated by Ottoman and Turkish nationalist forces.
- ▪The genocide led to the systematic extermination of the Christian population in the Pontus region, which was home to Greeks for thousands of years.
- ▪Sofia Amperidou, an artist and descendant of genocide survivors, focuses her work on Greek history and culture, particularly in relation to Pontus.
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Painter Brings to Life Lost Homeland in Turkey: Remembering Greek Victims of the Genocide Through Art Uzay Bulut | 11:03 PM on May 19, 2026 Uzay Bulut The May 19 Pontic Greek Genocide Remembrance Day commemorates the systematic extermination of approximately 353,000 Greek inhabitants of the Pontus region (Turkey’s Black Sea coast). The genocide was committed by the Ottoman and Turkish nationalist forces between 1914 and 1923. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); The methods used during the genocide included massacres, arbitrary executions, deportations, forced death marches into the Anatolian interior, forced labor battalions, forced conversions, sexual violence,…
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