TURKISH-GREEK DIPLOMACY ON THE EAST-WEST AXIS: LAUSANNE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS AND NANSEN-VENIZELOS LETTERS
Abstract
Lausanne Treaty signed after the First World War generates also the main platform
of Turkish-Greek relations today. Nevertheless, this consensus could be attained only after
harsh negotiations. In this process, Turkey and Greece were separated through the East-
West axis as well. Therefore, a civilizational conflict was staged in Lausanne, in addition to
the arrangement of peace conditions. Delineating on the reflections of Orientalist approach
over the Lausanne negotiations, this study searches for the background and line spaces of
the discussions. The impacts of history, culture and ideology on international diplomacy are
exposed in this way.
This study attempting to view the international diplomacy from within, sets forth
the correspondence betwen Fridtjof Nansen as the High Commissioner of Refugees for the
League of Nations and Eleftherios Venizelos as the Head of Greek Delegation in Lausanne.
These letters found in the League of Nations archives particularly mention the war prisoners
and refugee issues held during the Lausanne negotiations. This study is focused on the way
these problems were handled rather than their contents and unravels the characteristics
attributed to Ankara diplomacy, historical prejudices and the ways how cultural and
ideological structures were reflected on diplomacy.
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Details
Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Publication Date
September 8, 2017
Submission Date
September 1, 2016
Acceptance Date
July 26, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 1970 Volume: 17 Number: 34