on kar ah is ar ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁and ▁further ▁north ▁to ▁Band ı r ma ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁national ized ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁by ▁the ▁young ▁Republic ▁of ▁Turkey ▁in ▁the ▁frame ▁of ▁a ▁general ▁move ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁regarding ▁Turkey ' s ▁rail ways . ▁▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Young ▁Turk ▁revolution ▁( 1 9 0 8 ) ▁the ▁local ▁Greek ▁community ▁was ▁subject ▁to ▁wide ▁scale ▁boy c ott , ▁as ▁noted ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁British ▁amb assador . ▁Man isa ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁Greek ▁Army ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁during ▁the ▁Gre co - T urk ish ▁War ▁( 1 9 1 9 - 1 9 2 2 ), ▁before ▁finally ▁being ▁re capt ured ▁by ▁the ▁Turkish ▁army ▁on ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁The ▁retre ating ▁Greek ▁army ▁burn ed ▁the ▁city . ▁Over ▁nin ety ▁percent ▁of ▁Man isa ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁the ▁retre ating ▁Greek ▁army ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁sc orch ed - ear th ▁policy . ▁James ▁L oder ▁Park , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Vice - Cons ul ▁in ▁Constantin ople ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁who ▁tou red ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁dev ast ated ▁area ▁immediately ▁after ▁the ▁Greek ▁ev acu ation , ▁described ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁the ▁surrounding ▁cities ▁and ▁towns ▁of