Also, Sir Valentine Chirol, lecturer at the University of Chicago: "After the Turks had smashed the Greek armies they turned the essentially Greek city (Smyrna) into an ash heap as proof of their victory."
De asemenea, pe Sir Valentine Chirol, lector la University of Chicago: „După ce turcii au zdrobit armatele grecești ai au transformat într-un morman de cenușă orașul esențialmente elen (Smiran) ca dovadă a victoriei lor”.