Publication | The Asymmetries of Displacement: The Spatial Aspects of the Greek-Turkish Population Exchange

Publication by Melis Cankara, titled ‘The Asymmetries of Displacement: The Spatial Aspects of the Greek-Turkish Population Exchange’ (pp. 348-371) in the academic journal Turkish Historical Review, November 2023 issue.

The Greek-Turkish population exchange convention of 1923 had major effects on both countries in terms of politics, economy, society, and space. Some of the negative impacts were minimized over time. However, there are some long-term impacts, for instance on space, that are still observable in the cities we live in, even though a full century has passed since the exchange. This article focuses on both the local and broader spatial consequences of the Population Exchange from a comparative perspective.

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