The population exchange convention at Lausanne
30 January 1923
The convention of 30 January 1923 provided for the compulsory exchange of Greek Orthodox Turkish nationals and Muslim Greek nationals. The Greeks of Istanbul and the Muslims of Western Thrace were exempted under its terms.
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30 January 1923Civilian detainees and prisoners exchanged at Lausanne
The Turkish–Greek agreement of 30 January 1923 provided for the mutual exchange of all civilian detainees and an equal number of military prisoners, with the remaining prisoners on the Turkish side to be returned after the peace treaty was signed. In 1922 and 1923 the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sent temporary missions to Greece and Anatolia, visited the prisoners and compiled reports. Hacer Karabağ Arslan examines these reports comprehensively and assesses the organisation’s claim to neutrality.
22 January 1923Şark Cinema: production and modernisation
On 22 January 1923 Mustafa Kemal met the public at the Şark Cinema. He set out his views on silk farming, carpet weaving, agriculture, infrastructure and the arts.
- Atatürk Bursa’sında Modernleşme Lider ve Şehir, pp.101, 102