Greece’s leaders commemorated the 103rd anniversary of the genocide of the Greeks of the Pontus region today, in which at least 353,000 Pontian Greeks perished. This was a major phase of a larger genocide of Christians in Turkey that also targeted Armenians, Assyrians, and Greeks from Asia Minor and eastern Thrace. Professor Alexander Kitroeff, a Professor of History at Haverford College whose research focuses on identity in Greece and its diaspora, joins Thanos Davelis to commemorate the Pontian Genocide, discuss the efforts to achieve its international recognition, and explore how to overcome Turkey’s continued denial of this crime.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

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