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1932 Convention Between Italy And Turkey
The Convention between Italy and Turkey, signed in Ankara on January 4, 1932, by the Italy, Italian Plenipotentiary, Ambassador Pompeo Aloisi, and the Turkey, Turkish foreign minister Tevfik Rüştü Aras, settled a dispute that had arisen in the aftermath of the Treaty of Lausanne of 1923, about the sovereignty over a number of small islets and the delimitation of the territorial waters between the coast of Anatolia and the island of Kastellórizo, which had been an Italian possession since 1921. Through the convention, the islets situated inside the bay of the harbour of Kastellorizo, along with the islands of Rho Island, Rho and Strongili further off, were assigned to Italy, while all other islets in the surrounding area were assigned to Turkey. Moreover, the Italian Government recognised the sovereignty of Turkey over the Aegean islet of Kara Ada (Bodrum), Kara Ada (Greek language, Greek: ''Arcos''), situated in front of the town of Bodrum. In an Appendix signed in December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kastelorizo
Kastellorizo or Castellorizo (; el, Καστελλόριζο, Kastellórizo), officially Megisti ( ''Megísti''), is a Greek island and municipality of the Dodecanese in the Eastern Mediterranean.Bertarelli, 131 It lies roughly off the south coast of Turkey, about southeast of Athens and east of Rhodes, almost halfway between Rhodes and Antalya, and northwest of Cyprus. Kastellorizo is part of the Rhodes regional unit. The island has become very popular in recent years among tourists looking for an isolated place in the Dodecanese, thanks also to the 1991 Oscar-winning movie '' Mediterraneo'', by Gabriele Salvatores, which is set on the island during the Second World War. Name and etymology The island's official name, ''Megisti'' (Μεγίστη) means "biggest" or "greatest", but at only in area, it is the smallest of the Dodecanese. The name refers to the fact that it is the largest of the small archipelago.Bertarelli, 131 This name was used in antiquity, but is now r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
