Anti-Rum Politics in Turkey, 1923-1946
Anti-Rum Politics in Turkey, 1923-1946

Author(s): Alexandros Lamprou
Subject(s): Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Anti-Rum; Politics; Turkey; 1923-1946;
Summary/Abstract: The compulsory population exchange between Turkey and Greece agreed upon in Lausanne led to the permanent expulsion of the Greek Orthodox populations of the new Republic with the exception of the Greek population of Istanbul, and of the islands Imbros and Tenedos. More specifically, the Treaty of Lausanne stipulated that the Greeks of Istanbul who had resided in the prefecture of Istanbul before 30 October 1918 were to be exempted from the compulsory population exchange. In general, throughout the interwar period and beyond the Greek population of Istanbul as well as the other non-Muslim communities of Turkey were subject to the nationalist policies of the young Republic. The position of the Greeks of Turkey was also determined by the ups and downs in the relations between the Greece and Turkey.

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