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| Type | Armistice |
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| Signed | 11 October 1922 |
| Location | Mudanya,Bursa,Turkey |
| Condition | Ratification |
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| Languages | Turkish,English |
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TheArmistice of Mudanya (Turkish:Mudanya Mütarekesi) was an agreement betweenTurkey (theGrand National Assembly of Turkey) on the one hand, andItaly,France, andBritain on the other hand, signed in the town ofMudanya, in the province ofBursa, on 11 October 1922. TheKingdom of Greece acceded to thearmistice on 14 October 1922.
Under theArmistice of Mudros, ending World War I in the Ottoman Empire, the Allied powers were allowed to occupy the forts of the Straits in theDardanelles andBosphorus. Subsequently, they alsooccupied Constantinople and decided to partition the Ottoman Empire. Turkish nationalists resisted this in the form of the Grand National Assembly. Having achieved victories over occupying powers inAnatolia, Turkish forces were advancing on the neutral zone of the Straits.
On 5 September 1922,Mustafa Kemal Pasha asserted the Turkish claim toEast Thrace (Trakya). On 15 September, the British cabinet decided that British forces should maintain their position and issued an ultimatum.
On 19 September, Britain decided to deny Constantinople and Thrace to the Turkish nationalists, butFrance,Yugoslavia,Italy and theBritish dominions objected to another war. French Prime MinisterRaymond Poincaré tried to persuade the Turks to respect the neutral zone. The allies asked for a peace conference on 23 September, to which Mustafa Kemal agreed on 29 September, nominatingMudanya as the venue.[1] Meanwhile, the British cabinet decided to abandon East Thrace to the Turks.[2]
Talks were convened on 3 October and led to the Armistice of Mudanya being signed on 11 October. The Greeks acceded to the terms on 13 October.[1]
The final settlement between the parties was worked out at theConference of Lausanne from 21 November 1922 to 24 February 1923 and from 23 April to 24 July 1923, leading to theTreaty of Lausanne.
Allied troops continued to occupy the neutral zone until they withdrew under the terms of the treaty.[citation needed]
