Dissolution of The Ottoman Empire - Partitioning of The Empire

Partitioning of The Empire

Main article: Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire

The initial peace agreement with the Ottoman Empire was the Armistice of Mudros. This was followed by Occupation of Constantinople. The partitioning of the Ottoman Empire brought international conflicts which were discussed during the Paris Peace Conference, 1919. The peace agreement, Treaty of Sèvres, was signed by the Ottoman Empire and Allies.

The Treaty of Sèvres presented one of the thorniest problems before the Paris Peace Conference, 1919. The text of the treaty with Ottomans was not made public until May, 1920. Contrary to general expectations, Sultanate was not terminated and allowed to retain Constantinople and a small strip of territory around the city. The shores of the Bosporus and the Dardanelles planned to be internationalized, so that the gates of the Black Sea kept open. The interior of Asia Minor (Anatolia), the first seat of Ottoman power six centuries ago, continues to be under Turkish sovereignty.

The United Kingdom obtained virtually everything it had sought—according to the secret Sykes-Picot Agreement made together with France in 1916, while the war was still going on—from the empire's partition. Its terms were admittedly severe, and they were widely criticized as vindictive. The subsequent years showed that it was also impracticable. Sèvres was the end of the Ottoman Empire.