Greece Partition of the Ottoman Empire




greek proposal paris peace conference



greece according treaty of sèvres


the western allies, particularly british prime minister david lloyd george, promised greece territorial gains @ expense of ottoman empire if greece entered war on allied side. promised territories included eastern thrace, islands of imbros (gökçeada) , tenedos (bozcaada), , parts of western anatolia around city of İzmir.


in may 1917, after exile of constantine of greece, greek prime minister eleuthérios venizélos returned athens , allied entente. greek military forces (though divided between supporters of monarchy , supporters of venizélos) began take part in military operations against bulgarian army on border. same year, İzmir promised italy under agreement of saint-jean-de-maurienne between france, italy , united kingdom.


at 1918 paris peace conference, based on wartime promises, venizélos lobbied hard expanded hellas (the megali idea) include large greek communities in northern epirus, thrace (including constantinople) , asia minor. in 1919, despite italian opposition, obtained permission of paris peace conference of 1919 greece occupy İzmir.







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