Treaty of Lausanne

On 24 July 1923, Turkey and the Allied powers signed the Treaty of Lausanne. Its enduring consequences still affect the nations that inherited the legacy of the Ottoman Empire and the territories adjacent to it.

While the treaty marked the founding of the modern Turkish Republic under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and redrew borders, it also triggered geographical changes and exchanges that continue to stoke tensions and disputes among various nations and communities.

Al Majalla marks the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne with a series of articles on the subject.

The treaty which gave rise to modern Turkey created a new world order which was outdated from the start. The Kurds ended up getting the shortest end of the stick.

Albane Simon

Documents & Memoirs

Lausanne centenary: The treaty that continues to pain the region

Al Majalla - London 23 July 2023

The signing of the Treaty of Lausanne, in the Palais de Rumine, Lausanne, Switzerland, 24th July 1923.

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Documents & Memoirs

The Treaty of Lausanne created a new world order outdated from the start

Houssam Itani 22 July 2023

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How a string of unjust treaties shortchanged the Kurds

From the 1639 Shirin Palace Agreement to the Lausanne Treaty of 1923, Kurdish self-determination was ignored by the world's dominant powers who were looking out for their economic interests.

Salih Muslim 22 July 2023

Signed on 24 July 1923, the treaty had profound consequences for the Middle East and beyond. On its centennial, an understanding of it rests on an appreciation of the complex factors that led to it.

Albane Simon

100 years of Lausanne: How modern Turkey rose from the ashes of WWI

Signed on 24 July 1923, the treaty had profound consequences for the Middle East and beyond. On its centennial, an understanding of it rests on an appreciation of the complex factors that led to it.

Omer Onhon 25 July 2023

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