Armistice of Mudros

Armistice of Mudros

The Armistice of Moudros (30 October 1918) ended the hostilities in the Middle Eastern theatre between the Ottoman Empire and the Allies of World War One. It was signed by the Minister of Marine Affairs Rauf Bey and the British Admiral Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe, on board the HMS "Agamemnon" in Moudros harbor on the Greek island of Lemnos>cite book | title = Empires of the Sand: The Struggle for Mastery in the Middle East | author = Efraim Karsh | publisher = Harvard University Press | year = 2001 | page = p.327 ] .

The Ottomans surrendered their remaining garrisons outside Anatolia, granted the Allies the right to occupy forts controlling the Straits of the Dardanelles and the Bosporus; and the right to occupy "in case of disorder" any territory in case of a threat to security. The Ottoman army was demobilized, and ports, railways, and other strategic points were made available for use by the Allies. In the Caucasus, Turkey had to retreat to within its pre-war borders.

The armistice was followed with occupation of Istanbul and subsequent partitioning of the Ottoman Empire. The Treaty of Sèvres (10 August 1920) followed the armistice, but this treaty was not enacted due to the outbreak of the Turkish War of Independence.

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