How our people arrived in Vathylakkos – Greek collection

Vanishing Languages and Cultural Heritage ID-number: capp1239GRV0007a

Description:
In this interview, Theodoros Kostantinidis discusses the foundation of his village of Vathylakkos in the prefecture of Kozani and the difficulties the Cappadocian Greeks faced when they settled in Greece. The Greek inhabitants of Tsohuri, present day Çukuryurt in Turkey, had to leave their fatherland as a result of the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923. They made a long journey on small ships with many difficulties. Many of them died and their corpses were thrown into the sea. On arrival in Greece, they first settled on the Veria plain. However, due to the large number of casualties from malaria resulting from the huge swamps which then existed, they left and went to Myrsini in Grevena which was a better place. Finally, they chose to settle where they now live as the landscape was similar to their previous homeland. Tsohuri was in a deep valley and so the new village was called Vathylakkos; it has the same meaning in Greek.

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[LykeioEllinidon-du]

Unbelievable. CONGRATULATIONS. Did you record any dances from Cappadocia and did you find sons in Farasa Greek?

[Sıfırbiradam]

Bizim dedelerimiz de bu köyden türkiyeye gelmişler eski ismi koviska mış bu köyün.

[elgee]

Some parts of this sound like Cypriot.

[noahriding]

Didn't Cappadocian Greek (and maybe Annatolian Greek) also used to use futhark alphabet a long, long time ago?

[volkanaydemir]

cappodocain greek %5 hellenic heritage bruh