and Maltepe University Academic. Born in Istanbul from a Greek (Rum) family, she's known in Turkey as İoanna Kuçuradi. Sappho Leontias (1832-1900): writer, feminist and educationist. Born in Istanbul. Petros Markaris (1937): writer. Born in Istanbul. Kleanthis Maropoulos (1919-1991): Greek international footballer. Born in Istanbul, fled to Greece during the Greek-Turks population exchange when he was 3 years old. Yannis Vasilis, a former ultra-nationalist Turk turned pacifist and promoter of Greek heritage in Turkey after finding out his Greek heritage. See also Eastern Orthodoxy in Turkey Minorities in Turkey Treaty of Lausanne Population exchange between Greece and Turkey Istanbul Pogrom Imbros Tenedos Greek Muslims Pontic Greeks Antiochian Greeks Cretan Muslims Istanbul Greek dialect References Further reading Alexandrēs, Alexēs. "The Greek minority of Istanbul and Greek-Turkish relations, 1918-1974." Center for Asia Minor Studies, 1983. External links Istanbul Greek Minority Information Portal for present Greek Minority of Turkey in Greek, Turkish and English Athens protests latest desecration of Orthodox cemetery in Turkey Greeks of Istanbul (İstanbul Rumları) (Video) The Greeks of Turkey Greek - Turkish minorities Greeks Living in Turkey Today Turkey's Greek Community Grapples with adversity Turkey - Greeks Demographics of Turkey