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Manisa, which was burned to the ground by the Greeks when they evacuated the town.
Daha acısı 3500 kişi ateşte yakılmak ve 855 kişi kurşunlanmak suretiyle öldürülmüştü. Üç yüz kızın ırzına geçilmişti. Sadece bir mahalleden 500 kişi götürülmüştü. Ölü veya diri oldukları hakkında bir bilgi alınamamiştır. (English) "The more painful, that 3500 people were burned to death and 855 people were shot dead. Three hundred girls were raped. From only one district, 500 people were taken away. Their fate was unknown."
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)Later, the Ottomans sent heirs to the throne here (Manisa) to serve an apprenticeship as local governors, in order to ready them for the rigours of Istanbul palace life.
Murat III (1574–1595) donated his Muradiye to the town of Manisa, one of the two Anatolian seats of crown princes.
this is a florishing city of about 35,000 inhabitants, about one-fourth of whom are Greeks and Armenians
The Turkish counter-offensive, which began in August 1922, routed the Greeks and within two weeks led to the evacuation of what remained of the Greek Army from Smyrna. The retreating Greeks left a trail of scorched earth behind them as they torched Turkish towns and villages along their line of retreat, killing thousands in the process. Christian civilians (Greeks and Armenians) fled before the advancing Turks.
lived his childhood and youth years in Manisa. In his work entitled "A Tall Man", the poet included his Manisa memories
visiting the areas devastated by the Greeks. He declared that out of 11.000 houses in the city of Magnesia only 1.000 remained
As Manisa was torched by the Greeks, the townspeople fled to the hills. It was here that they would remain "for three days and three nights."
As Manisa was torched by the Greeks, the townspeople fled to the hills. It was here that they would remain "for three days and three nights."
visiting the areas devastated by the Greeks. He declared that out of 11.000 houses in the city of Magnesia only 1.000 remained
lived his childhood and youth years in Manisa. In his work entitled "A Tall Man", the poet included his Manisa memories