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100	1		_aXYPOLIA Ilia
245			_aImperial bending of rules: _bthe British empire, the treaty of lausanne, and cypriot immigration to Turkey/ _cIlia Xypolia
260			_c2021
520			_aThe 1923 Treaty of Lausanne has been the most consequential treaty for the Eastern Mediterranean during the past century. It established the borders of the newly founded Republic of Turkey and defined its relations with Cyprus. Yet, a provision of the treaty has escaped scholarly scrutiny. This analysis explores the violation of Lausanne's Article 21 that provided for emigration of Moslem Cypriots to Turkey by British Imperial officials in Cyprus. There are three significant issues about Moslem Cypriots acquiring Turkish citizenship. First, it demonstrated the newly formed Turkish Republic's stance towards the Moslem community of the former Ottoman Empire. Second, it underlined the aspiration of a large portion of Moslem Cypriots to join newly formed Turkey. Third, and most important, it upheld British Imperial strategy on the island and the significance of the continuation of the existence of a Moslem minority. The value of the Lausanne treaty for Cyprus and the relationship between the British rule and the Moslem community of the island was paramount.
650			_aTREATY OF LAUSANNE
650			_aEASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
650			_aCYPRUS
773			_aDiplomacy & Statecraft : _gVol 32 No 4, December 2021, pp.674-691 (115)
598			_aPOLITICS, STRATEGY, DIPLOMACY
856			_uhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09592296.2021.1996711 _zClick here for full text
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