Home›1910s in the Ottoman Empire›Grekiska folkmordet🌐SvenskaEnglishBahasa IndonesiaDeutschEspañolFrançaisItalianoNederlandsPolskiPortuguêsSvenskaTiếng ViệtTürkçeРусскийالعربيةفارسیไทย한국어中文日本語EntityQ911233· pop 35· linked from 1,519 articlesGrekiska folkmordetAlso known as Pontic genocide1913–1922 genocide of Greek Christians in the Ottoman EmpireKey factsLocationOttoman Empire (mainly present-day Turkey )Date1913–1923TargetGreek population, particularly from Pontus , Cappadocia , Ionia and Eastern ThraceAttack typeDeportation , genocide , ethnic cleansing , death marchesDeaths300,000–1,200,000 (see § Casualties )PerpetratorsOttoman Empire , Turkish National MovementTrialsOttoman Special Military TribunalMotiveAnti-Greek sentiment , Turkification , Anti-Eastern Orthodox sentimentvia Wikipedia infoboxWikidata factsImageSmyrna-vict-families-1922.jpgNumber of deaths900000Show 4 more factsAvailable in 34 languagesEspañolFrançaisDeutsch中文РусскийالعربيةArmenianAzerbaijaniBahasa IndonesiaBelarusianConnectionsBurning of SmyrnaEntityCyprusCountryCategories1910s in the Ottoman Empire1920s in the Ottoman Empire1920s in TurkeyAnti-Christian sentiment in TurkeyCommittee of Union and ProgressDeath marchesEthnic cleansing in AsiaEthnic cleansing in EuropeEvents that led to courts-martialGenocide of indigenous peoples in AsiaGenocide of indigenous peoples in EuropeGreco-Turkish War (1919–1922)