Black and White image of Kayakoy in Turkey.
The village of Kayakoy or Levrissi in Greek; abandoned when the Greek population were expelled to Greece in a population exchange between the Greek and Turks. This event happened in the early 1920s, after a war between the two states; ended with a Turkish victory. The Turks from Greece found the village of no use, as they were made up of an agricultural population that needed land for their livestock.
Size: 2136px × 3216px
Location: Kayakoy, Fethiye, Turkey.
Photo credit: © Dario Earl / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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