At the city walls: the narrative of Odysseas Papaioannou
Odysseas Papaioannou’s family arrived in Greece during the population exchange…
Two refugees in the communist movement: their migrations through their own narratives
The development of oral history in Greece over the past…
Agios Dimitrios, Aigli, Alaca Imaret
This is an aerial photograph taken in 1948. In the…
The Refugee Settlement Commission
The Refugee Settlement Commission (EAP) was established on the initiative…
The buildings abutting the walls around the acropolis (‘kastroplikta’)
Living next to defensive walls is common throughout Greece, with…
Aspects of Ano Poli in 1980
Postwar reconstruction, or at least its initial phase during the…
The transformations of Thessaloniki
By 1936, refugee settlement in Thessaloniki had almost been completed.…
American organisations in Thessaloniki
The task of providing relief to the refugees of Thessaloniki…
The Acropolis of Thessaloniki
The Acropolis area has remained sparsely populated throughout the history…
Voting in Ano Poli
Since the arrival of the refugees, their vote had become…
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…