Britainn Ataturk Ideology Charity (Atatürkçü Düşünce Derneği) held a breakfast event for the very historical Lausanne Treaty’s 93rd Anniversary in London. Many guests including students, artists, teachers and business backgrounded people joined the event along with an estimated number of Azeri attenders.
Hosting the event at the elegant Turkish restaurant Hazev in Canary Wharf, the charity president Jale Özer tackled the current situation in Turkey following a press statement on Lausanne.
In the press release, the gripping sections were as follows: “Lausanne is one of most historical treaties and moments for Turkish nation; proving that imperialist forces were defeated”.
What is the Treaty of Lausanne?
The Treaty of Lausanne was a peace treaty signed in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 24 July 1923. It officially settled the conflict that had originally existed between the Ottoman Empire and the Allied British Empire, French Republic, Kingdom of Italy, Empire of Japan, Kingdom of Greece, and the Kingdom of Romania since the onset of World War I. The original text of the treaty is in French. It was the result of a second attempt at peace after the failed Treaty of Sèvres, which was signed by all previous parties but later rejected by the Turkish national movement who fought against the previous terms and significant loss of territory. The Treaty of Lausanne ended the conflict and defined the borders of the modern Turkish Republic. In the treaty, Turkey gave up all claims to the remainder of the Ottoman Empire and in return the Allies recognized Turkish sovereignty within its new borders.
The treaty was ratified by Turkey on 23 August 1923, Greece on 25 August 1923, Italy on 12 March 1924, Japan on 15 May 1924, Great Britain on 16 July 1924. The treaty came into force on 6 August 1924, when the instruments of ratification had been officially deposited in Paris, France.