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| | Imvros and Tenedos - Violations of the Lausanne Treaty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | In 1923, after the end of a war between Greece and Turkey, the two countries signed the Treaty of Lausanne, which, among other things, provided for the handing over of these two islands to Turkey, even though at that time they were under the control of Greece and their population had always been exclusively Greek. |
 | | In exchange the Treaty (article 14 and articles 37-44 of the 3rd section) provided for a special administrative status of the islands that guaranteed protection of life and property, free use of the native language (Greek), religious freedom, and generally all human rights. |
 | | These articles of the Treaty were considered "Basic Laws", which, it was agreed, Turkey would have no right to abrogate through any other law, regulation or administrative act. |
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