CONFERENCE: THE LAUSANNE TREATY AND THE IMPACT ON THE MINORITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST

The 1923 treaty between the newly founded Republic of Turkey and thevictorious powers of the First World War downplayed the significance of thegenocide against the Syriacs*, depriving them of their rights. Since then, theSyriacs have experienced many disasters, including the loss of their historyand their homeland of Mesopotamia.

Conference with these topics & guests:

• The Treaty of Lausanne – History and Influence on the Current Situation in the Middle East
  Tony Fehmi Vergili – European Syriac Union – Chairman
• Minorities, Treaties, the Big Picture and EU Policy
  Johannes de Jong (Sallux)
• The Treaty of Lausanne as a blueprint for Turkey’s anti-minority policy
  Prof. Dr. Cengiz Aktar (University of Athens)
• Reparations for the Genocide in Turkey as a Result of General International Law and Special Treaties
  Prof. Hannibal Travis (Florida International University)
• Minority Rights of the Suryoye in the Turkish Constitution and the Lausanne Treaty
  Dr. David Jacob (Ludwigsburg)
• Lausanne 2023 Project
  Samuel Schwarz and Oezlem Yasar (Mesela Association)

Panel discussion afterwards
Moderation: Lukas Sagur & Mesut be Malke

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Location:
Paulus Akademie
Pfingstweidstrasse 28
8005 Zürich – CH

^{*Generic term for Aramaeans, Assyrians, Chaldeans}