Cilicia Peace Treaty
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The Cilicia Peace Treaty (March 9, 1921) was signed in
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between
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and the
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based in Angora to end the fighting in the
Franco-Turkish War The Franco–Turkish War, known as the Cilicia Campaign (french: La campagne de Cilicie) in France and as the Southern Front ( tr, Güney Cephesi) of the Turkish War of Independence in Turkey, was a series of conflicts fought between France (the ...
. The signatories were French foreign minister
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and Turkish foreign minister Bekir Sami Bey. However, the treaty did not achieve the intended goals. It was subsequently replaced with the Treaty of Ankara.


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Cilicia Peace Treaty
{{First World War treaties World War I treaties 1921 in France Franco-Turkish War 1921 in the Ottoman Empire Treaties concluded in 1921 Peace treaties of Turkey Peace treaties of France Treaties of the French Third Republic Treaties of the Turkish War of Independence