I’ve just added two short documentaries to my post on the 1922–23 Greek–Turkish population expulsions—complementing the excellent novel Birds without wings.

Both the immediate logistics and the consequences of the expulsions caused immense suffering. The relocations posed severe social and economic challenges in both countries. Yet both Bruce Clark and Louis de Bernières observe the disjunct between simplistic political ideology and a popular yearning to reconnect.

See also The Armenian genocide and other posts under West/Central Asia: a roundup.