The conference dealing with Izmir and the region's social, economic and cultural change between 1850 and 1950 took place on 24-25 November 2017, in Ahmed Adnan Saygun Art Center in Izmir. You can watch the presentation videos here.

Opening Remarks
Ayhan Aktar

Opening Speech
Elçin Macar: The Contribution of Vangelis Kechriotis to the Historiography of Izmir

Izmir Before the Great Transformation
Ayhan Aktar, Chair

Evangelia Achladi: Governor of Smyrna Mustafa Rahmi During World War I
Canan Bolel: Jewish Bodies, Missionary Activities: Tracing Marginal Spaces of 19^th Century Izmir in the Scottish Missionary Records

 
Economic and Social Transformation
Haris Exertzoglou, Chair

Ayça Akarçay: Agricultural Productivity in the Transition from Empire to Republic in the Aegean Region
Emre Erol: The Transformation of Foça/Phokaia from Boomtown to Ghost Town and What that Tells us About the History of the Late Ottoman Western Anatolia
Ellinor Morack: "People are hungry! How can this be? Where are we?": The ‘Phantom Pain’ of Izmir’s Destroyed Christian Communities in Early Republican Times

Community Life in Izmir
Dimitris Kamouzis, Chair

Andreas Baltas: The Greek Sport Clubs of Smyrna as Agents of the Greek National Ideology (1890-1922)
Anahit Kartashyan: Public and Communal Celebrations as a Tool for Fostering Ottomanism in the Armenian Community of Izmir
Nikos Ordoulidis: The 'Ecumene' of the Greek Estudiantinas

New Institutions and New Considerations
Elçin Macar, Chair

Esin Berktaş: From Multinational Haynots Toward International Izmir Fair: A Research on the Historical Transformation of Basmahane District in the 20^th Century
Andreas Bouroutis: Schooling the Bourgeoisie: International Schools in Izmir

Special Session
Zakarya Mildanoğlu:The History of Armenian Press in Izmir

Fire and Trauma
Suavi Aydın, Chair

Michail Varlas: The Memory of the Fire as the Memory of the Town: A Study on the History and Contemporary Use of 1922 Fire Images
Hasmik Grigoryan: Mass Suicide During the Tragedy of Smyrna
Ari Şekeryan: The Formation of Greek-Armenian Friendship in Izmir During the Armistice Period (1918-1923)

Nationalism, Reconstruction and Property
Mehmet Polatel, Chair

Alp Yücel Kaya: The Condition of Working Classes in Izmir from the Great Depression of 1873-1896 to 1914
Emre Eldem: Ziraat Bankası (Agricultural Bank) In Distribution of Abandoned Properties in Izmir: Studying on Anadolu Newspaper (1934-1936)
Ümit Kurt: The Plunder of Izmir and the Independence Tribunals
Talat Ulusoy: The Truth of the Untrue City

Nationalism, Identity and Environment
Alp Yücel Kaya, Chair

Alexandros Lamprou: Youth, Violence and Nationalism: The Mobilization of Students Against Minorities in Izmir in the Summer of 1934
Ioannis Karachristos: In Search of Gender Identities in the Popular Culture of the Greek Community of Izmir and its Hinterland
Onur İnal: Izmir and its Hinterland: An Environmental Historical Perspective
Ümit Eser: Visiting a Lost Hometown, Visiting a Faded Pax Ottomana: Three Smyrniote Greeks in Post-War Izmir

General Discussions
Ayhan Aktar,Moderator
Izmir and the Region: Hundred Years of Social, Economic and Cultural Change