Armistice of Mudanya
Type | Armistice |
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Signed | 11 October 1922 |
Location | Mudanya, Bursa, Turkey |
Condition | Ratification |
Signatories |
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Languages | Turkish, English |
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The Armistice of Mudanya (in Turkish: Mudanya Mütarekesi) was an agreement between Turkey (the Grand National Assembly of Turkey) on the one hand, and Italy, France, and Britain on the other hand, signed in the Ottoman town of Mudanya, in the province of Bursa, on 11 October 1922. The Kingdom of Greece acceded to the armistice on 14 October 1922.
Context
Under the
On 5 September 1922,
On 19 September, Britain decided to deny Constantinople and Thrace to the Turkish nationalists, but
Talks were convened on 3 October and led to the Armistice of Mudanya being signed on 11 October. The Greeks acceded to the terms on 13 October.[1]
Terms
- Greek troops were to withdraw from Adrianople (Edirne) within 15 days.
- Civil power would become Turkish 30 days after Greek troops left.
- No more than 8,000 Turkish gendarmes were to be in East Thrace until a peace treaty was completed.[3]
The final settlement between the parties was worked out at the
Allied troops continued to occupy the neutral zone until they withdrew under the terms of the treaty.[citation needed]
See also
Sources
- International Treaties of the Twentieth Century, London: Routledge, ISBN 0-415-14125-7.
- Atatürk by ISBN 0-7195-6592-8).