Andrew Andersen
On August 10 1920, competent representatives of 14 nations
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Avetis Aharonian |
Basing on its provisions, Turkey agreed to British and
French protectorate over Mesopotamia (Iraq) and Syria (Syria, Lebanon,
Transjordan and Palestine), recognized independence of Hejaz, Asir and Yemen, granted autonomy to Kurdistan (the
province of Diyarbekir and southern part of Van
province), ceded Smyrna (now Izmir) and Eastern Trace to Greece and Western
Armenia (the provinces of Bitlis, Erzerum and nouthern part of
Van province) to the Armenian Republic. Additionally, eastern half of
Trebizond province was to be partitioned between While accepted by the government of Sultan Muhammad VI in
Constantinople, the treaty of Sevres was rejected by the new nationalist
government formed in |
Kemal Ataturk |
Turkish nationalists refused to transfer the assigned
territories to Unlike Greece controlling not only the assigned
territories but occupying area of western Anatolia, Armenian Republic seemed
unable to take over the territories assigned to her by the treaty. Facing
50 000 strong Turkish army of Nizam Karabeqir Pasha at her pre-treaty borders, The Turkish-Armenian relations in the aftermath of the
Treaty of Sevres, were marked by the following misbalance: Armenia was
willing to take over the territory legally assigned to her by the Allies but
was unable to do so while the Turks unwilling to submit to the treaty, had
both the possibilities and aspirations to take over all the remaining
Armenia. The further development of the situation in the South Caucasus
demonstrated that Click here to go to the Turkish-Armenian War
(Sept.-dec., 1920) |