Greece fire: Neighborhoods that sheltered Anatolian Greeks were destroyed
In the great fire in which dozens of people lost their lives in Greece, the neighborhoods established by the Greeks who came from Anatolia during the population exchange period were also destroyed.
Neos Vucas (Yeni Buca) and Nea Makri (New Fethiye) on the coastline, which surrendered to the flames in Greece, are the regions predominantly inhabited by Anatolian Greeks.
Both settlements are within a few kilometers of the Mati district, 98% of which has been wiped from the map. Neos Vucas is the second most damaged area after the Mati region. Neos Vucas was founded by the Greeks who migrated from the Buca district of Izmir during the population exchange period. Those who founded the Nea Makri district are Greeks from Kayaköy in Fethiye. There is also a "Nea Makri Exchange Museum" in the district, which was opened by people whose origins are based in Fethiye and Kayaköy, in order to keep the memory of Anatolian Greeks alive and to preserve the cultural heritage. The museum, which also has the Fethiye People's Association under the same roof, still continues to organize Fethiye music events today. The museum was undamaged and still exists, as it was outside the areas affected by the fire.
Source: Euronews
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They went from Fethiye and Buca...
Neos Voutzas, another region affected by the fire, was founded by the exchanged Greeks from the Buca district of Izmir. The Greeks of Buca, who started to leave the region in 1922, settled in Neos Voutzas, which was renamed "New Buca" piece by piece, from 1923 until the end of the population exchange in 1930. Here, they established a new life for themselves by restoring houses from the 19th century. The Greek Fire Service announced that they found charred bodies in Neos Voutzas after the fire. The survivors announced that the region was wiped from the map.
Source: Vatan