A resolution marking the anniversary of the anti-Greek pogrom in Turkey, on September 6, 1955. Whereas, in September 1955, there existed a Greek minority population of 100,000 in Istanbul, Turkey; Whereas, on the night of September 6-7, 1955, a pogrom against the Greek community began in Istanbul; Whereas anti-Greek rioters attacked, pillaged, gutted and destroyed more than 2,000 Greek homes, 4,200 Greek shops and stores, 73 Greek Orthodox churches, 52 Greek schools, eight Greek cemeteries, all three major Greek newspaper plants, and dozens of Greek factories, hotels, restaurants, and warehouses in Istanbul; Whereas 15 Greeks were killed in the pogrom or died subsequently, and 32 were seriously injured; Whereas as many as 200 women were raped by rioters; Whereas the United States Consul General in Istanbul reported that police stood idly by or cheered on the rioting mobs; Whereas the State Department received confirmation of ``elaborate advanced planning for widespread destruction of the property of the indigenous Greek community,'' involving careful preparations by many individuals; Whereas American journalist Frederick Sondern, Jr., writing at the time for Readers Digest, described the events of that night as ``. . . one of the wildest eruptions of mob fury and hysteria in modern times . . .''; Whereas homes of Greek officers stationed at NATO headquarters in the Turkish city of Izmir were also attacked and destroyed; Whereas rioters attacked and burned down the Greek Consulate in Izmir and the Greek Pavilion at the Izmir International festival; Whereas Turkish authorities failed at the time to convict a single rioter, out of thousands, for any crime committed during the pogrom; Whereas five years later, after a military coup in Turkey, the former Prime Minister and acting Foreign Minister at the time of the pogrom were charged with, and convicted of, numerous criminal actions, including the instigation of the anti-Greek riots; Whereas the pogrom marked the beginning of the end of the Greek community's presence in Istanbul, numbering about 2,000 in 1995; and Whereas September 6, 1995 will mark the 40th Anniversary of the pogrom: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that the President should-- (1) take all appropriate steps to observe and commemorate the loss of life and property, and the numerous injuries and offenses, which took place during the pogrom by proclaiming September 6, 1995 as a day of remembrance for the victims of these attacks; and (2) urge all Americans to honor the victims of the pogrom in the appropriate manner.

United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Congress Senate author aut Government Organization text government publication eng BILLS A resolution marking the anniversary of the anti-Greek pogrom in Turkey, on September 6, 1955. Whereas, in September 1955, there existed a Greek minority population of 100,000 in Istanbul, Turkey; Whereas, on the night of September 6-7, 1955, a pogrom against the Greek community began in Istanbul; Whereas anti-Greek rioters attacked, pillaged, gutted and destroyed more than 2,000 Greek homes, 4,200 Greek shops and stores, 73 Greek Orthodox churches, 52 Greek schools, eight Greek cemeteries, all three major Greek newspaper plants, and dozens of Greek factories, hotels, restaurants, and warehouses in Istanbul; Whereas 15 Greeks were killed in the pogrom or died subsequently, and 32 were seriously injured; Whereas as many as 200 women were raped by rioters; Whereas the United States Consul General in Istanbul reported that police stood idly by or cheered on the rioting mobs; Whereas the State Department received confirmation of ``elaborate advanced planning for widespread destruction of the property of the indigenous Greek community,'' involving careful preparations by many individuals; Whereas American journalist Frederick Sondern, Jr., writing at the time for Readers Digest, described the events of that night as ``. . . one of the wildest eruptions of mob fury and hysteria in modern times . . .''; Whereas homes of Greek officers stationed at NATO headquarters in the Turkish city of Izmir were also attacked and destroyed; Whereas rioters attacked and burned down the Greek Consulate in Izmir and the Greek Pavilion at the Izmir International festival; Whereas Turkish authorities failed at the time to convict a single rioter, out of thousands, for any crime committed during the pogrom; Whereas five years later, after a military coup in Turkey, the former Prime Minister and acting Foreign Minister at the time of the pogrom were charged with, and convicted of, numerous criminal actions, including the instigation of the anti-Greek riots; Whereas the pogrom marked the beginning of the end of the Greek community's presence in Istanbul, numbering about 2,000 in 1995; and Whereas September 6, 1995 will mark the 40th Anniversary of the pogrom: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that the President should-- (1) take all appropriate steps to observe and commemorate the loss of life and property, and the numerous injuries and offenses, which took place during the pogrom by proclaiming September 6, 1995 as a day of remembrance for the victims of these attacks; and (2) urge all Americans to honor the victims of the pogrom in the appropriate manner.;S. Res. 160 (IS) Bills and Statutes 104_cong_bills legislative 2010-08-30 A resolution marking the anniversary of the anti-Greek pogrom in Turkey, on September 6, 1955. Whereas, in September 1955, there existed a Greek minority population of 100,000 in Istanbul, Turkey; Whereas, on the night of September 6-7, 1955, a pogrom against the Greek community began in Istanbul; Whereas anti-Greek rioters attacked, pillaged, gutted and destroyed more than 2,000 Greek homes, 4,200 Greek shops and stores, 73 Greek Orthodox churches, 52 Greek schools, eight Greek cemeteries, all three major Greek newspaper plants, and dozens of Greek factories, hotels, restaurants, and warehouses in Istanbul; Whereas 15 Greeks were killed in the pogrom or died subsequently, and 32 were seriously injured; Whereas as many as 200 women were raped by rioters; Whereas the United States Consul General in Istanbul reported that police stood idly by or cheered on the rioting mobs; Whereas the State Department received confirmation of ``elaborate advanced planning for widespread destruction of the property of the indigenous Greek community,'' involving careful preparations by many individuals; Whereas American journalist Frederick Sondern, Jr., writing at the time for Readers Digest, described the events of that night as ``. . . one of the wildest eruptions of mob fury and hysteria in modern times . . .''; Whereas homes of Greek officers stationed at NATO headquarters in the Turkish city of Izmir were also attacked and destroyed; Whereas rioters attacked and burned down the Greek Consulate in Izmir and the Greek Pavilion at the Izmir International festival; Whereas Turkish authorities failed at the time to convict a single rioter, out of thousands, for any crime committed during the pogrom; Whereas five years later, after a military coup in Turkey, the former Prime Minister and acting Foreign Minister at the time of the pogrom were charged with, and convicted of, numerous criminal actions, including the instigation of the anti-Greek riots; Whereas the pogrom marked the beginning of the end of the Greek community's presence in Istanbul, numbering about 2,000 in 1995; and Whereas September 6, 1995 will mark the 40th Anniversary of the pogrom: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that the President should-- (1) take all appropriate steps to observe and commemorate the loss of life and property, and the numerous injuries and offenses, which took place during the pogrom by proclaiming September 6, 1995 as a day of remembrance for the victims of these attacks; and (2) urge all Americans to honor the victims of the pogrom in the appropriate manner. 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Res. 160 021-610-00252-9 000501532 000325577 Congressional bills Senate resolutions f:sr160is.txt https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-104sres160is https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-104sres160is/html/BILLS-104sres160is.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-104sres160is/pdf/BILLS-104sres160is.pdf fdlp DGPO 2010-08-30 2023-01-18 BILLS-104sres160is machine generated eng Alfonse D'Amato United States Senate sponsor spn United States Congress Member United States Congress Senate Committee on the Judiciary associated name asn sres BILLS-104sres160is 104 1 SENATE SENATE 160 is is Mr. D'Amato submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary Committee on the Judiciary Judiciary Mr. D'Amato Alfonse D'Amato D'Amato, Alfonse Alfonse Marcello D'Amato false false