The difficult return of the civil war political refugees
One of the consequences of the Greek civil war was…
Refugee associations in Ano Poli
During the first years after their settlement in Greece, refugees…
The first refugee census
In April 1923, the Greek state conducted the first systematic…
From Ano Poli to Germany: the stories of Antonis Sourounis
Antonis Sourounis (1942-2016) was born to refugee parents and grew…
Islahane as a workplace
Throughout the history of Ano Poli, there have only ever…
Auctions and evictions in Thessaloniki
The National Bank of Greece had a pivotal role in…
Refugees in Thessaloniki and the threat to social order
At the end of 1924, refugees were still arriving in…
The Muslims’ exodus from Macedonia and the few exceptions
For many years, the narratives surrounding the mandatory population exchange…
Renaming Kule Kafe and the city’s new place names
The refugee issue was particularly prominent in the press of…
From refugees in Greece to migrants in Germany (the literary portrayal)
Yorgos Ioannou’s short story ‘Up there in Eski Delik’ portrays…
From refugees in Greece to migrants in Germany (a common family history of 20th century Greece)
First, refugees in Greece. Then, migrants in Germany. Later, repatriated…
Choristi, Drama – Thessaloniki: a family history of post-war migration
This is a short family history of post-war internal migration,…