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| − | '''Ayvalık''' is a small sea-side town in the North West of [[Asia Minor]]. | + | '''Ayvalık''' is a small sea-side town in the North West of [[Asia Minor]] opposite the Greek island of [[Lesbos]]. |
| − | Until [[1922]] [[Ayvalik]] (Greek: Κυδωνίες Kydonies or, commonly "Ayvali") was largely populated by [[Greeks]] with few Turks. | + | |
| + | Ayvali was founded towards the turn of the 16th towards the 17th Century by people from [[Lesbos]]. At the outbreak of the Greek [[War of Independence]], it was home to 30,000 Greeks and was the second - after [[Smyrna]] - most important economic and cultural centre of Hellenism in [[Asia Minor]]. | ||
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| + | Ayvali was destroyed by Turkish troops on [[June 2]], [[1821]], in retaliation for the burning of a warship nearby. It was inhabited again in [[1827]]. | ||
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| + | Until [[1922]] [[Ayvalik]] (Greek: Κυδωνίες Kydonies or, more commonly, "Ayvali") was largely populated by [[Greeks]] with few Turks. | ||
The Greeks were forced to leave after the [[Asia Minor Disaster]] of [[1922]]. Since then the population is Turkish. It is a popular holiday resort for Turks and has several historical Ottoman Mosques. | The Greeks were forced to leave after the [[Asia Minor Disaster]] of [[1922]]. Since then the population is Turkish. It is a popular holiday resort for Turks and has several historical Ottoman Mosques. | ||
==Persons== | ==Persons== | ||
| + | *[[Fotis Kontoglou]] | ||
*[[Elias Venezis]] - writer | *[[Elias Venezis]] - writer | ||
| + | *[[Stratos Payoumtzis]], [[rebetika]] singer | ||
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[[Category:Asia Minor]] | [[Category:Asia Minor]] | ||
| + | [[Category:History of Anatolia]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:53, March 8, 2009
Ayvalık is a small sea-side town in the North West of Asia Minor opposite the Greek island of Lesbos.
Ayvali was founded towards the turn of the 16th towards the 17th Century by people from Lesbos. At the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence, it was home to 30,000 Greeks and was the second - after Smyrna - most important economic and cultural centre of Hellenism in Asia Minor.
Ayvali was destroyed by Turkish troops on June 2, 1821, in retaliation for the burning of a warship nearby. It was inhabited again in 1827.
Until 1922 Ayvalik (Greek: Κυδωνίες Kydonies or, more commonly, "Ayvali") was largely populated by Greeks with few Turks.
The Greeks were forced to leave after the Asia Minor Disaster of 1922. Since then the population is Turkish. It is a popular holiday resort for Turks and has several historical Ottoman Mosques.
Persons
- Fotis Kontoglou
- Elias Venezis - writer
- Stratos Payoumtzis, rebetika singer
