Treaty of Lausanne and Population Exchange were discussed at the 100th Anniversary of the Republic Events
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The panel titled “Treaty of Lausanne and the Republic: Population Exchange and Change of Social Life”, organized within the scope of the 100th Anniversary of the Republic Events by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nurdan Tekeoğlu, faculty member of the Department of Political Science and International Relations and the Faculty of Business Administration, was held at the Sütlüce Campus.
Before the panel, a short film titled “Two Shores, Half Love”, which addressed the Population Exchange realized within the scope of the Treaty of Lausanne, was screened. In the first session of the Panel, which was realized with the participation of the leading actress of the short film, actress Ms. Selda Alkor, Istanbul Ticaret University faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nurdan Tekeoğlu, who directed the short film, and Mr. Orhan Tekeoğlu, the producer of the short film, answered the questions directed by the audience.
In the panel held after the film screening, moderated by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Uğur Yasin Asal, Head of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Istanbul Ticaret University, Mr. Esat Halil Ergelen, President of the Foundation of Lausanne Treaty Emigrants, touched upon oral history studies and the work of the Foundation, while Istanbul Ticaret University faculty member Prof. Dr. Münevver Turanlı shared her migration story.
Faculty member Dr. Ahu Paköz Türkeli shared her research comparing the second and third generations of Çatalca Emigrants. Panelist Sociologist Ms. Gülen Aksu Türker presented her Rumelian Values Set research.
