Imbros and Tenedos
Imbros and Tenedos, also known by their official names since 1970[1][2] of Gökçeada and Bozcaada, are two are neighboring North Aegean islands which belong to Turkey. They form the districts of Gökçeada and Bozcaada, in Çanakkale province.
They are or have been treated or considered together for various purposes at different times:
- in the Treaty of Lausanne of 1923, which awarded them to Turkey, under special provisions for the Greek minority living there
- in a 2008 Council of Europe report[3]
- as a Metropolis of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople[4]
References
- ↑ Alexandridis, Alexis (2003). "The Identity Issue of The Minorities In Greece An Turkey". In Hirschon, Renée. Crossing the Aegean: An Appraisal of the 1923 Compulsory Population Exchange Between Greece and Turkey. Berghahn Books. p. 1020. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ↑ "Hüzün Adası: İmroz". Yeniçağ. 12 July 2007. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011.
- ↑ Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (2008). "Gökçeada (Imbros) and Bozcaada (Tenedos): preserving the bicultural character of the two Turkish islands as a model for co-operation between Turkey and Greece in the interest of the people concerned" (PDF). Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑ "Holy Metropolis of Imbros and Tenedos". Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
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