Greek Destructions and Cost of the Restoration Debates at the Lozan Conference


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SELCUK UNIVERSITESI TURKIYAT ARASTIRMALARI DERGISI-SELCUK UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF STUDIES IN TURCOLOGY, sa.59, ss.559-575, 2023 (ESCI) identifier

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The Armistice of Mudros, signed after the First World War, paved the way for the occupation of Anatolia by the Allied Powers. In this respect, the Greek invasion that started in Anatolia on May 15, 1919 ended with the resistance and counter-attack of the Turkish army. As a matter of fact, the military victory was reflected in the diplomatic arena and the Armistice of Mudanya was signed and then the Lausanne Conference was convened. The issue of the destruction caused by the Greek army in Western Anatolia during its retreat and the cost of the restoration to be paid to Turkey was brought up at Lausanne Conference. The Turkish delegation, who thought that the Greek army must compensate the damage it caused to the cities without any reason, had its argument accepted at the Lausanne Conference and ensured that Greece was charged financially and morally for its actions.