Amasya trials

Amasya trials
Part of the Pontic Greek genocide and Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
The town of Amasya, in the interior of the Black Sea coast, where the trials and the executions took place.
LocationAmasya, Pontus, Ottoman Empire
Date1921
TargetProminent members of the Pontiac Greek community
Attack type
Genocidal massacre, genocide
MotiveTurkification of Pontus, Turkish nationalism, racism, Anti-Greek sentiment

The 1921 Amasya trials (Turkish: Amasya İstiklâl Mahkemesi; Greek: Δικαστήρια της Αμάσειας) were special ad hoc trials, organized by the Turkish National Movement, with the purpose to kill en masse the Greek representatives of Pontus region under a legal pretext.[1] They occurred in Amasya, modern Turkey, during the final stage of the Pontic Greek genocide.[1] The total number of the executed individuals is estimated to be ca. 400-450, among them 155 prominent Pontic Greeks.[2]

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