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| ] on an earlier visit to Mudros during the Dardanelles campaign in 1915]] | ] on an earlier visit to Mudros during the Dardanelles campaign in 1915]] | ||
| The '''Armistice of Mudros''' (] ]), which ended the hostilities on ] between ] and ], was signed by the Minister of Marine Affairs ]) and the British ] ]), on the aboard ] in ] |
The '''Armistice of Mudros''' (] ]), which ended the hostilities on ] between ] and ], was signed by the Minister of Marine Affairs ]) and the British ] ]), on the aboard ] in ] harbour on the ] island of ]. | ||
| ==The agreement== | ==The agreement== | ||
| The armistice brought about a cessation of hostilities between the Ottoman Empire on the one side and the Allies, represented by ], and including the British Empire, ], ] and ] on the other. In signing the armistice, the Ottomans surrendered their remaining garrisons outside ], granted the Allies the right to occupy forts controlling the Straits of the ] and the ]; and the right to occupy "in case of disorder" the six ] provinces in Anatolia and to seize "any strategic points" in case of a threat to Allied security. The Ottoman army was demobilized, and Turkish ports, railways, and other strategic points were made available for use by the Allies.<ref></ref> | |||
| The agreement had 25 items. The original copy can be found (]) | |||
| ==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
| {{main|Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire}} | {{main|Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire}} | ||
| Ottomans had to renounce all of their empire, with the exception of |
The Ottomans had to renounce all of their empire, with the exception of Anatolia and giving up to all their garrisons in ], ], ], ], ] and ]. In addition to the the allied occupation of the key sea areas around the ], they also occupied ] and the tunnels of the ] and had the right to occupy six provinces with Armenian populations in north-eastern Anatolia in case of disorder. By controlling the Bosphorus, the Allies also controlled the capital, ], and this forced the ], who had established a revolutionary government there, to flee. In the ], Turkey had to retreat to within its pre-war borders. | ||
| The ] (]), which included clauses aimed at the creation of an independent ] and a wider ], would have further diminished the territories controlled by the Turks, but the treaty was not enacted due to the ] led by ]. | |||
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The Armistice of Mudros (30 October 1918), which ended the hostilities on Middle Eastern theatre of World War I between Ottoman Empire and Allies, was signed by the Minister of Marine Affairs Rauf Bey) and the British Admiral Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe), on the aboard HMS Agamemnon in Moudros harbour on the Greek island of Lemnos.
The agreement
The armistice brought about a cessation of hostilities between the Ottoman Empire on the one side and the Allies, represented by Britain, and including the British Empire, France, Italy and Japan on the other. In signing the armistice, the Ottomans surrendered their remaining garrisons outside Anatolia, granted the Allies the right to occupy forts controlling the Straits of the Dardanelles and the Bosporus; and the right to occupy "in case of disorder" the six Armenian provinces in Anatolia and to seize "any strategic points" in case of a threat to Allied security. The Ottoman army was demobilized, and Turkish ports, railways, and other strategic points were made available for use by the Allies.
Aftermath
Main article: Partitioning of the Ottoman EmpireThe Ottomans had to renounce all of their empire, with the exception of Anatolia and giving up to all their garrisons in Hedjaz, Yemen, Syria, Mesopotamia, Tripolitania and Cyrenaica. In addition to the the allied occupation of the key sea areas around the Sea of Marmara, they also occupied Batum and the tunnels of the Taurus Mountains and had the right to occupy six provinces with Armenian populations in north-eastern Anatolia in case of disorder. By controlling the Bosphorus, the Allies also controlled the capital, Constantinople, and this forced the Young Turks, who had established a revolutionary government there, to flee. In the Caucasus, Turkey had to retreat to within its pre-war borders.
The Treaty of Sèvres (1920), which included clauses aimed at the creation of an independent Kurdistan and a wider Armenia, would have further diminished the territories controlled by the Turks, but the treaty was not enacted due to the Turkish War of Independence led by Mustafa Kemal Pasha.