Massacre of Phocaea ( , '' I Sfagí tis Fókaias '' ) occurred in June 1914 , as part of the ethnic cleansing policies of the Ottoman Empire . It was perpetrated by irregular Turkish bands against the predominantly ethnic Greek town of Phocaea , modern Foça , in the east coast of the Aegean Sea . The massacre was part of a wider anti-Greek campaign of genocide launched by the Young Turk Ottoman authorities , which included boycott , intimidation , forced deportations and massive killings ; and was one of the worst attacks during the summer of 1914
campaign of genocide
Greek genocide
Massacre of Phocaea