Treaty of Constantinople (1913)
Type | Peace treaty |
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Signed | 29 September 1913 |
Location | Constantinople |
Parties | |
Languages | Ottoman Turkish |
The Treaty of Constantinople (Treaty of İstanbul) was a treaty between the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Bulgaria signed on 29 September 1913 after the Second Balkan War at the Ottoman capital Constantinople,[1] modern İstanbul.
Background
In the
The treaty
The terms of the treaty were:[4][5]
- Bulgaria acknowledged Ottoman gains of Adrianople (mod. Edirne), Kırklareli and Didymoteicho and the surrounding territory.
- The Ottoman Empire ceded the port of Dedeagach (mod. Alexandroupoli) to Bulgaria.
- The exchange of lands was to be completed within 10 days.
- The armies on the border would be demobilized within three weeks.
- Prisoners of war from both sides would be released.
- Both political and economic ties between the two countries would be reestablished.
The treaty largely defines the modern-day borders between
Aftermath
The Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria were allies in the
Under the terms of the abortive Treaty of Sèvres, Turkey was to cede almost all of Eastern Thrace to Greece, but the proposed territorial changes were negated by Turkey's victory over Greece in the War of Independence and the subsequent Treaty of Lausanne, which reaffirmed the borders established by the Treaty of Constantinople and the Bulgarian-Ottoman convention.
References
- ^ Anderson, Frank Maloy; Hershey, Amos Shartle (1918). "The Treaty of Constantinople, 1913". Handbook for the Diplomatic History of Europe, Asia, and Africa 1870–1914. Washington, DC: National Board for Historical Service, Government Printing Office. p. 443. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Treaty of London". Archived from the original on 1 May 1997. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ Balkan wars Archived 11 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ A summary of treaties (in Turkish)
- ISBN 978-975-406-566-4p. 50
External links
- "Treaty of Peace Between Bulgaria and Turkey, Signed at Constantinople September 16/29, 1913". The American Journal of International Law. VIII (1, Supplement, Official Documents): 27–45. January 1914. S2CID 246006453.