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The Treaty of Sevres

The document discusses the fairness of the 1920 Treaty of Sevres signed between the Allied powers and the Ottoman Empire after World War I. It argues that the treaty was largely unfair as it stripped Turkey of most of its non-Turkish territories, imposed harsh military restrictions, demanded unrealistic reparations that crippled the economy, and blamed Turkey solely for causing the war. However, some aspects could be considered fair, such as territories like Arabia gaining independence and Turkey being required to pay reparations for its role in the war. Overall, the document concludes that in the context of the time, the Treaty of Sevres was not a fair agreement towards Turkey given the violations of nationalism and disproportionate punishments.

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The Treaty of Sevres

The document discusses the fairness of the 1920 Treaty of Sevres signed between the Allied powers and the Ottoman Empire after World War I. It argues that the treaty was largely unfair as it stripped Turkey of most of its non-Turkish territories, imposed harsh military restrictions, demanded unrealistic reparations that crippled the economy, and blamed Turkey solely for causing the war. However, some aspects could be considered fair, such as territories like Arabia gaining independence and Turkey being required to pay reparations for its role in the war. Overall, the document concludes that in the context of the time, the Treaty of Sevres was not a fair agreement towards Turkey given the violations of nationalism and disproportionate punishments.

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Thursday 05August 2021

Treaty of Sevres

How far was the treaty of Sevres (10 August 1920) a fair treaty? Explain your answer. [15]

The treaty of Sevres was signed on 10 August 1920. It was concerned with the redistribution of the
Turkish territory in Europe. However, to a lesser extent the treaty of Serves was a fair treaty.

Firstly, post imperial Turkey was left with as little as one third of Anatolia, she lost Saudi Arabia,
Eastern Thrace and part of the Aegean Islands to Greece and Adalia and Rhodes to Italy just to
mention a few. She had lost too many territories. The territorial terms violated nationalism in
Turkey as some Turkish people were now being ruled by foreigners. Secondly, Like the other
defeated Central Powers, the Ottoman Empire had military restrictions imposed on it. The
Ottoman Army was limited to 50,000 men. An air force was forbidden and the navy was limited to
thirteen boats – six schooners and seven torpedo boats. The Treaty of Sevres also contained
clauses that allowed the Allies to supervise these military terms. All these actions were being
taken by the Allied powers and the terms of the Treaty of Sevres were harsh and many in the
Ottoman Empire were left angered and embittered by their treatment.

Adding on to that if the treaty of Sevres had been fair enough then the treaty would not have been
reversed and signed again as the treaty of Lausanne which was the revision of the treaty of the
previous treaty. Furthermore, reduction of her army left her insecure of which the allies had to
make her disarm in a realistic manner. In addition, the treaty was imposed on her of which is
something that might have been tackled in a better way. The occupation by foreign troops was
really unfair as they might have respected Turkish feelings.

The reparations were unrealistic and they crippled her economy this treaty might have been
harsher than the treaty of Versailles. Last but not least, the war guilt clause was so unreal because
Turkey and her central powers were not the only ones responsible for the war even countries like
France and Britain added fuel to the burning fire although they were from the allies’ side.

Although some may argue saying that, the treaty of Serves might have been fair because some
Non-Turkish territories were made independent, payment of reparations had been a European
phenomenon since she had also contributed to the war she had to pay something and it was fair
as it resulted in the opening of the straits.

Set against the backdrop of contemporary expectations the treaty of Serves was not a fair treaty
as it violated nationalism in Turkey, crippled her nation with the unrealistic reparations, blamed
her for being part of those who caused the war and taking too much of her territories although on
the other side it was regarded as fair since some countries she had colonized became independent
and lastly she had aided Germany during the war.

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