Kammala wannan jumla: A shekara ta 1914, mutanen Girka na yankin sun sha wahala daga
tashin hankali na tsaftace kabilanci na jihar Ottoman, yayin da Ottoman ba bisa ka'ida ba, Bashi-bazouks, wasu sun kasance 'yan Cretan Musulmi, da yawa daga cikinsu sun kasance' yan gudun hijirar Musulmi, suna fashi da kashe 'yan Girkawa na gida, suna fashin kauyuka a kudancin Menemen. CUP ta ga wannan a matsayin ramuwar gayya ga Musulmai da ke wahala a ƙarƙashin mulkin Girka tun lokacin yaƙe-yaƙe na Balkan (1912-1913), wanda dubun dubatan suka bar gidajensu. A Serekieuy, gundumar Menemen, wadannan 'yan daba sun kashe' yan kauyen Girka, bayan sun yi kokarin kafa wani nau'i na juriya. Wasu 'yan kalilan sun tsere zuwa garin Menemen, wanda ke da yawan mutane 20,000, Bashi-bazouks sun harbe wadanda suka bar garin amma ba su kai wa garin hari ba.