Sèvres, Treaty of
World Encyclopedia | Date: 2005
Sèvres, Treaty of (1920) Peace treaty between Turkey and its European opponents in World War I that imposed harsh terms on the Ottoman Sultan. It was not accepted by the Turkish nationalists led by
Atatürk, who fought a war for Turkish independence (1919–22). The treaty, never ratified, was superseded by the Treaty of
Lausanne (1923).
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