Treaty of Lausanne
Turkey's founding agreement
The Treaty of Lausanne was a 1923 peace agreement between Turkey and the Allied powers that replaced the unratified Treaty of Sèvres and established modern Turkey's borders.
It recognized Turkish sovereignty, ended Allied occupation, and arranged population exchanges between Greece and Turkey.
The treaty is sometimes invoked in conspiracy theories claiming it expires after 100 years, unlocking supposed hidden wealth—claims without legal basis.
- capitulationsActs of giving in
- TurkeyTranscontinental Eurasian republic
- SovereigntySupreme governing authority
- GreeceBalkan peninsula nation
- MosulIraqi city on Tigris
oil rights · borders · national boundaries · Cyprus · ethnic minorities · Atatürk · minority rights · Armenia · demilitarization · war reparations · Aegean Sea · territorial waters · League of Nations · reparations · extraterritoriality · diplomatic recognition · World War I · population exchange
- turkeyIstanbul, Ankara, turkey breast, turkey leg, Anatolia
- Historic Treaties
- Interwar EraLeague of Nations, Weimar Republic, fascism, Great Depression, New Deal
- Modern GreeceGreek language, Greek history, Greek culture, Modern Greek, Constantine I
- Peace Treatiespeace accord, Peace of Westphalia, Camp David Accords, Oslo Accords, Geneva Accords
- treatiestreaties, peace treaties, alliances, diplomatic pacts, bilateral agreements
Treaty of LausanneSykes-Picot Agreement
WWI-era territorial partition pact
Treaty of LausanneTreaty of Versailles
1919 settlement ending WWI