ERMENİ EMVAL-İ METRUKELERİNE DAİR ALINAN KARARLAR VE ERMENİ CEMAATİ İLE İLİŞKİLER (1923-1938)

DECISIONS TAKEN REGARDING THE ARMENIAN ABONDONED GOODS AND RELATIONS WITH THE ARMENIAN COMMUNITY DURING ATATURK ERA (1923-1938)

Özet

Batılı devletler tarafından I. Dünya Savaşı sırasında ve savaş sonrası yapılan

Abstract

The Armenian Issue that was raised to the agenda during the World War I andnegotiations carried out after the war by the Western states was concluded politicallyand legally with the Lausanne. Despite the coming of the issue to the Lausanne minoritycommission as a result of the pressures and propagandas of Armenians and the support ofBritish Foreign Minister Lord Curzon, Turkey forced the Western states to take backwardsteps with its decisive stance. In the succeeding period, Armenian Issue had never been onthe agenda of Turkey until the groundless allegations asserted during the World War II.With the approval of the Lausanne, the problem was over for Turkey. Yet, there were stillproblems inherited from the past and needed to be solved. Saving the people smuggled by theArmenians and giving material and nonmaterial support to the families of the people killedwere among the priorities of Turkey. Besides, some of the Armenian abandoned goods weretransferred to the families of the people suffered from Armenian atrocities. On the other hand,there weren’t any tensions in the official relations between the Armenian Community andstate in this era. Speeches in favour of Ataturk and Turkey were made in Armenian churchesand greeting telegraphs were sent by Armenian Community during national holidays. Thisstudy, aiming to examine the Armenian activities in Turkey and the results of the state policiesin line with these activities during Atatürk era, is basing on the Prime Ministry RepublicArchive and Turkish Grand National Assembly Archive.