TreatyOfLausanne_ESU_27.10.23_Zurich_en.pdf(228.8 KiB)
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
contact@european-syriac-union.org
+41 76 562 2305
Live broadcast on Instagram @europeansyriacunion_esu
Location:
Paulus Akademie
Pfingstweidstrasse 28
8005 Zürich – CH
*Generic term for Aramaeans, Assyrians, Chaldeans
