Minister of Navy Huseyin Rauf Orbay signed a treaty in Mondros
Horbour of the Island of Limni, in October 31st, 1918. With this treaty the war
came to an end. It was signed between the Ottoman State and the Ally Countries led by
English Admiral Calthorp. The treaty actually punctuate the collapse Ottoman Empire. For
example; one of the articles of the treaty was giving right to the allies to invade a
region of the Empire in case of a danger. This article was legalising the ally invasion in
the Ottoman territories. As Mustafa Kemal said, “the Ottoman Government surrendered
directly by the ally countries. The Turkish lands not only surrendered but also the
Ottoman Government gave permission to them. There is no doubt that, if this treaty would
fully applied there would be no territory that belongs to the Turks.” Even before the
Mondros Treaty, the Allies had begun to share the Ottoman Territories.
THE MAJOR ARTICLES OF MONDROS TREATY
1. The Straits (Istanbul and Canakkale) will be open, and the
Ally Forces will enter the Black Sea easily.
2. All mines fields will be cleaned and the
location of the torpid and shell cases will be informed to the Ally Forces.
3. The mine fields of the Black Sea will be
informed to the Ally Forces.
4. All Armenian and Ally prisoners will be freed
in Istanbul.
5. The Ottoman Army will be demobilised and they
will surrender. They will be only responsible of interior security.
6. The Ottoman Navy will surrender, and the
Ottoman battleships will be anchored to harbours that the Ally Forces permitted.
7. Allies will the right to occupy any part in
the Ottoman Territories in case of disorder.
8. The Ottoman rail-roads and trade ships will be
in service of the Allied Forces.
9. The Ally Forces will be utilised from the
facilities of the Ottoman Harbours.
10. The tunnels of the Toros Mountains
(Mediterranean Region) will be dominated by the Ally Forces.
11. The Ottoman forces in Caucus and Iran will
withdraw from the territories they have been occupied.
12. Except the governmental telecommunication,
the Allies will dominate the telecommunication networks.
13. All military, commercial and marina equipment
demolitions will be banned.
14. The Ottomans will supply coal, food, oil and
grease without any charge and these items will not be exported anyhow.
15. All rail roads will be controlled by the Ally
Forces.
16. The Ottoman Forces in Hicaz, Asir, Yemen,
Syria and Iraq will surrender to the nearest Ally commanders.
17. All Ottoman military officers in Bingazi and
Trablus will surrender to the nearest Italian Troops.
18. All the harbours occupied by the Ottomans in
Trablus and Bingazi will be left to the Italians.
19. All the Germans and Austrians whether
military officers or civil people will leave the Ottoman Lands within one month.
20. Any order related with the delivery of
military equipments, the demobilisation of the Ottoman Army or transportation of the
vehicles will be immediately done.
21. An ally officer will work in the Ministry of
Subsistence and any supplementation needed will be informed to him.
22. Ottoman prisoners will not be freed by the
Allies.
23. Ottoman Government will abandon all the
relations with the other countries.
24. The Allies will reserve the right to occupy
any part of six province in case of disorder.
25. The war between The Ottoman State and the
Allies will be ended on October 31, 1918 in the noon time.
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