Upon the population policy held after the conquest, some Greeks were exiled to various parts of the country, whereas Turks living in the Middle Black Sea and other places were moved to Trabzon. As a result of these implementations, the population structure in Trabzon changed. The population in Trabzon province at the time consisted of Armenians, Greeks and Turks. Turks being the majority of the total population, the Greeks mostly lived in the city of Trabzon and the settlements within Yomra, Maçka and Akçaabat. Since the land was not fertile enough for agriculture, many people migrated afterwards. There was no conflict between Turks and Greeks until the First World War, as evidenced by the documentation. With the Russian occupation, the Greeks were encouraged to revive Pontus Greeks by cooperating with the imperial powers. During the National Struggle, Russia cooperated with the Entente powers to help them achieve this goal, but they eventually failed. They fled to the Caucasus and Greece after the National Struggle. The remaining residents were sent to Greece under the terms of the population exchange agreement. As a result, the population of Trabzon became almost homogeneous.