Abstract:

A Big Disaster in the 19th Century: 3 April 1881 The Chios and Tchesme Earthquake The Chios Earthquake 3 April 1881 caused the death of thousands of people, devastation of tens of villages and districts, tens of thousands of victims to be homeless. The earthquake is the biggest disaster Chios has ever faced in its history as well as it is the second biggest earthquake that took place on the Ottoman lands in the 19th century. The victual and housing, health care, aid campaigns, supply of the basic needs and the organization for distribution of all these has occurred as major issues however all these constitute the topic for another article since they are the subjects of disaster management. In this article which is composed by using the archive documents, consul reports and the national press of the related time, the matters such as the loss and damage that the Chios Earthquake caused and some incidents that took place after the earthquake are dealt with thoroughly