BRIEF TIMELINE
1908
Young Turk Revolution
1912 - 1913
Balkan Wars
11 - 13 JUNE 1914
The looting of Phocaea
Greek Phocaeans flee Phocaea for the first time.
1919
The beginning of the Greco-Turkish war.
Greek Phocaeans return to Phocaea on the heels of the Greek army.
1922
Greek Phocaeans flee Phocaea for the second time in 8 years. The end of the Greco-Turkish war.
1923
The Exchange of Populations
1992
A group from Palaia Fokaia (Greece) visit Eski Foça (Old Phocaea), Turkey. A lasting friendship is established between the two cities.
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