The Lausanne convention required the compulsory exchange of most Greek Orthodox residents of Turkey and Muslim residents of Greece, with limited exceptions. It turned religious identity into a criterion for national belonging and uprooted families from homes, land, and community networks. The exchange was a postwar consequence of violence, nationalism, and state-making.
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What did the 1923 Greek-Turkish population exchange do?
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The convention made most Greek Orthodox people in Turkey and Muslims in Greece subject to compulsory exchange, with limited exceptions.
The 1923 population-exchange convention allowed most affected people to remain in their homes if they wished.
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It required compulsory exchange for most Greek Orthodox residents of Turkey and Muslim residents of Greece, with limited exemptions.