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After the First World War, the Allied Powers shared the Ottoman lands with the Treaty of Sevres. However, the National Struggle that started in Anatolia prevented the implementation of the Treaty of Sevres. After the victory of the National Struggle, a new agreement had to be made in order to establish peace between Turkey and the Allied Powers. The loss of many of the advantages obtained in the Treaty of Sevres caused serious debates in the public opinion of the Allied Powers It took a long time for the Treaty of Lausanne to be approved by the British Parliament due to the British Government's desire to observe the situation in Turkey and the criticisms of the opponents of Lausanne. Sessions were held in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords to discuss the Treaty of Lausanne. One month before the Lausanne Treaty was ratified by the parliament, a final session was held in the House of Commons. In this session, the opposition argued that the Treaty of Lausanne created a crisis in the British Empire, as well as repeating its criticisms. Those who were against the Treaty of Lausanne tried to associate the attitude of the Dominions with the Treaty of Lausanne. Despite all the criticisms, the British Government defended the Lausanne Treaty and ensured that the treaty was ratified by the parliament. In this study, after the Treaty of Lausanne was signed, the discussions about the treaty were examined during the period until the treaty was approved by the British Parliament. Based on the session held in the House of Commons just before the treaty was ratified in the British Parliament, criticisms of the treaty in England and the defense of the British Government were evaluated. In this way, it has been revealed how the treaty occupied the British political agenda during the period between the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne and its ratification in the British Parliament. Thus, it is aimed to contribute to the studies on why the ratification of the Treaty of Lausanne was delayed.

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