ABSTRACT

The 1923 Treaty of Lausanne has been the most consequential treaty for the Eastern Mediterranean during the past century. It established the borders of the newly founded Republic of Turkey and defined its relations with Cyprus. Yet, a provision of the treaty has escaped scholarly scrutiny. This analysis explores the violation of Lausanne’s Article 21 that provided for emigration of Moslem Cypriots to Turkey by British Imperial officials in Cyprus. There are three significant issues about Moslem Cypriots acquiring Turkish citizenship. First, it demonstrated the newly formed Turkish Republic’s stance towards the Moslem community of the former Ottoman Empire. Second, it underlined the aspiration of a large portion of Moslem Cypriots to join newly formed Turkey. Third, and most important, it upheld British Imperial strategy on the island and the significance of the continuation of the existence of a Moslem minority. The value of the Lausanne treaty for Cyprus and the relationship between the British rule and the Moslem community of the island was paramount.

摘要

1923 年的《洛桑条约》是上个世纪对东地中海影响最大的条约。它确定了新成立的土耳其共和国的边界，并确定了与塞浦路斯的关系。然而，该条约的一项条款却逃脱了学术审查。本分析探讨了违反洛桑第 21 条的行为，该条款规定塞浦路斯的英帝国官员将穆斯林塞浦路斯人移民到土耳其。穆斯林塞浦路斯人获得土耳其公民身份存在三个重要问题。首先，它表明了新成立的土耳其共和国对前奥斯曼帝国穆斯林社区的立场。其次，它强调了大部分穆斯林塞浦路斯人加入新成立的土耳其的愿望。第三，也是最重要的，它维护了英国帝国在岛上的战略以及穆斯林少数民族继续存在的重要性。洛桑条约对塞浦路斯的价值以及英国统治与岛上穆斯林社区之间的关系至关重要。