Movie Details
Original Language:German
Adieu Istanbul
DirectorDieter Sauter
1 hr 30 minDocumentary
Plot
Before 1950 Istanbul Greeks made up half of Istiklal Street It all began on the 6th of September 1955 with a nighttime pogrom Thirty years later out of 150000 IstanbulGreeks only 2000 remained What kind of life was it for a member of a minority and how is it today The worst thing is to hide your identity says one of those who have remained Nobody was concerned about us neither Greece nor Europe Many IstanbulGreeks now live in Greece But not all are happy there Istanbul is not a city its a life says one of them Some IstanbulGreeks of the Diaspora still want to return to their hometown
