Friday, January 13, 2023

Why do so many Turkish people believe 'secret clauses' in the 1923 Lausanne treaty will be unveiled this year?

Why do so many Turkish people believe 'secret clauses' in the 1923 Lausanne treaty will be unveiled this year? Ozan Ozavci, Assistant Professor, Utrecht University Fri, 13 January 2023 at 1:14 am GMT-5·5-min read Commonly regarded as the “birth certificate” of modern Turkey, the 1923 treaty of Lausanne was the last of the peace settlements signed at the end of the first world war. This year’s centenary has already provoked far more public anticipation than one might expect, thanks to widespread belief in conspiracy theories. More:Why do so many Turkish people believe 'secret clauses' in the 1923 Lausanne treaty will be unveiled this year?