[3] Sykies was mostly built after settling of refugees from Asia Minor in 1922.

The new residents built a new church that dedicated to patron saints from their origin places.

Other areas include Kallithea, Riga Feraiou and Heptapyrgiou.

In 1934 the municipality of Thessaloniki was divided in smallest administrative units, so Sykies became a separate community.

[6] The most famous of them is VAO, a long-standing club with achievements in several sports.