Journals / Cumhuriyet Tarihi Araştırmaları Dergisi / 2017 / Cilt: 13 - Sayı: 25
Status of the Albanian Muslims in Greece During the Population Exchange on the Basis of the Minutes of Lausanne Conference and the Reports of the Embassy of Albania in Athens
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- 50–79
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Abstract
The Subcommittee of Population Exchange at Lausanne Conference addressed the exchange topic in twelve sessions between January, 11, 1923 and January 30, 1923. The convention and protocol concerning the exchange between populations of two countries were signed on January 30, 1923 by the Turkish and Greek Governments. Accordingly, it was decided to conduct compulsory population exchange between the “Turkish nationals of Greek Orthodox religion” who had domiciled in Turkish territories and the “Greek nationals of Muslim religion” who had domiciled in Greek territories. Despite Greece provided all assurances at Lausanne Conference and afterwards, it took action to exchange the Albanian Muslims, who lived in EpirusChameria region where almost all of the population was Muslim with the immigrant Greeks who came from Anatolia, due to the fact that the Albanian Muslims were “Greek nationals with Muslim religion.” During this period, Mid’hat Frashëri was assigned to the Embassy of Albania in Athens on January 1923. The Ambassador discussed the situation of the Albanian Muslims in Greece, with the authorities, the League of Nations, the Mixed Exchange Committee, the Turkish authorities and mainly the Greek authorities. Mid’hat Frashëri sent approximately 200 reports, which included these discussions to the Albanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Özet
ÖZCAN, Halil, Lozan Konferansı Tutanakları ve Arnavutluk'un Atina Büyükelçiliği Raporları Temelinde Mübadelede Yunanistan'daki Müslüman Arnavutların Durumu, CTAD, Yıl 13, Sayı 25 (Bahar 2017), s. 50-79. tamamına yakını Müslüman olan Epir-Çamerya bölgesinde yaşayan Müslüman Arnavutları "Müslüman dininden Yunan uyruklular" oldukları gerekçesiyle Anadolu'dan gelen göçmen Rumlarla değiştirmek için harekete geçmiştir. Bu süreçte Ocak 1923'te Arnavutluk Atina Büyükelçiliğine Mid'hat Frashëri atanmıştır. Büyükelçi Yunanistan'daki Müslüman Arnavutların durumuyla ilgili olarak Yunan makamları başta olmak üzere Milletler Cemiyeti ile Muhtelit Mübadele Komisyonuyla ve Türk makamları ile görüşmüştür. Büyükelçi bu görüşmeleri içeren 200 kadar raporu Arnavutluk Dışişleri Bakanlığına göndermiştir