During its heydays, Livissi had a population of 10,000 or 20,000 according to different sources.
Before the First World War, there were many Greek populations living peacefully across the whole of western Turkey.
But when War started, these Greeks suddenly found themselves in enemy land and at mercy of the Ottomans.
Several hundred thousand Greeks were massacred during the war as part of ethnic cleansing carried out by the Turks.
Some fled to Greece.
Others were forcibly deported.
Many perished, succumbing to hunger and fatigue, during these death marches.
Over one million Greek Orthodox Christians living in Turkey were to return to Greece.
In a similar fashion, about 500,000 Muslims would have to leave Greek territories and go back to Turkey.
By the time the war ended, Livissi was more or less abandoned.
The few remaining families were once again forcibility deported.
When the Greeks left, the Muslim deportees from Greece landed on Livissi.
In 1957, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake delivered Livissi its final blow, destroying most of the towns buildings.
