POTD: The Turkish ghost town of Kayakoy

 

Source: "The world’s most fascinating abandoned towns and cities"--CNN

The CNN article relates:

    Preserved as a museum and designated by UNESCO as a “world friendship and peace village,” Kayakoy has become something of a tourist mainstay for visitors to this southwestern corner of Turkey.

    However, its abandonment speaks of the bitter conflict in the wake of World War I, when Greece and Turkey fought for control of the wider region and a population exchange led to residents being unable to return to their ancestral homes.