Cyprus Stamps - Issue Date: 16 Sept 2022.
"100 Years since the Catastrophe of Asia Minor."

Cyprus Stamps highlight here on the 2022 Cypriot stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Asia Minor Catastrophe, a pivotal event marking the 1922 defeat of the Greek army in the Greco-Turkish War, leading to the expulsion of over 1.3 million Orthodox Greeks from Turkey, as noted in historical records like the Treaty of Lausanne.

 
The stamp's design reflects the catastrophic population exchange mandated by the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, which ended Hellenism's 2,000-year presence in Asia Minor, a process historian Ronald Grigor Suny describes as endorsing "murderous ethnic cleansing" as a solution to population conflicts.

Cyprus Stamps notes this stamp as their top seller over the past year, indicating strong public resonance with the Asia Minor Catastrophe's legacy, especially as many refugees resettled in Cyprus, some facing displacement again during the 1974 Turkish invasion, per Cyprus Post records.

This minisheet is available to purchase here on Cyprus Stamps website along with other formats or variations.