Amasya trials
| Amasya trials | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Pontic Greek genocide and Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) | |
| Location | Amasya, Pontus, Ottoman Empire |
| Date | 1921 |
| Target | Prominent members of the Pontiac Greek community |
Attack type | Genocidal massacre, eliticide |
| Motive | Turkification of Pontus, Turkish nationalism, racism, Anti-Greek sentiment |
The 1921 Amasya trials (Turkish: Amasya İstiklâl Mahkemesi; Greek: Δικαστήρια της Αμάσειας) were special ad hoc trials, organized by the Turkish National Movement, with the purpose to kill en masse the Greek representatives of Pontus region under a legal pretext. They occurred in Amasya, modern Turkey, during the final stage of the Pontic Greek genocide. The total number of the executed individuals is estimated to be ca. 400-450, among them 155 prominent Pontic Greeks.