Speros Vryonis

'Under the supervision of interior minister Namik Gedik - over 4,000 Greek businesses and over 3,000 Greek homes were destroyed. British diplomatic sources put the damages at 100 million pounds.'

Adnan Menderes Demokrat Parti (DP) used party-controlled trade unions of Istanbul and minions from Anatolia to destroy within a period of nine hours over 4,000 Greek businesses and over 3,000 Greek homes.