HALIC CONFERENCE AND MUSUL ISSUE

In Musul Issue that was postponed in Lozan Treaty , the border between Turkey and Iraq would be come to a conclusion in nine months with the help of a meeting which will be made between Turkey and England . Otherwise , it would be assigned to National Assembly . Then , there was arranged a confrence between Turkey and England in Istanbul . This meeting known with the name of Halic Conference began on 19 May 1924 on Monday in North Navy in Kasımpasa.

Mr. Okyor , The President of the Turkish Grand National Assembly and sir.Pery Cox as a represantative of England participated in the conference .But , it was understood on the days leading that there were significant conflicts between the two Governtments . The second session was held on 21 May 1924 on Wednesday . Mr. Fethi , The Presedent of the Turkish committee requested the Musul’s border at the time of ottoman Governtment to be left to Turkey . In response to this , Percy Cox demanded and engagement which showed the England’s thesis consisting the shores of (river Fırat). Replying to this with an engagement , Mr. Fethi explained that Turkey’s thesis was requıred to be accepted because of the many kinds of reasons. Mr . Cox also said that it could be solely answered on Saturday after having been taken measures about this subject.

The third conference was held in the afternoon on 24 May 1924 on Saturday. Firstly , Mr. Fethi described the concerning documents which have been prepared for the Musul’s Province necessity to be left to Turkey . That is , the president of England’s commission dared dislocating of the conference not only cancelling the Musul Issue , but also recluesting villages of Beytüşsebab, Çölmerik and Revandız which were under the depence of Hakkari at the time of the Turkish Governtment. But, the main purpose of the conference was to clarify the Musul Issue to whom belonged to . Thus , ıt was recognised that Englad’s commission didn’t come to Istanbul to reach an agreement. Consequently, the conference lasted not having been chosen a new date of meeting. It went on some days without nothing had been done.

The Halic conference called its last meeting on 5 June 1924 on Thursday after ten days later. In this conference the new written instruction coming from Ankara to Turkish committee was announced to the English comittee . At first , Mr.Fethi expressed the opinion of Turkey with a speech about the border of Iraq.

Mr. Fethi , in his this speech , informed that the English committee wanted a new part land pertains to the Hakkari and thus , there would be a new ıssue which wasn’t discussed in the text of Lozan agreement . Mr. Fethi explained that if the English committe insisted on presenting this ıssue to the National Assembly.

Mr. Fethi explained that Musul provinces land were apart from Iraq region , from the point of view georaphical and historical. Morever , he declared that that there was no concerning based on negotation to leave a land to Hakkari that he saw anyone gave up his requiring on the land took part in English commission and this style mation didn’t go with Lozan Treaty.He proclaimed that ıt wouldn’t be possible to come any conclusion , if this continued like this. Conference was absolutely cut in after the meeting carried on half of three hours because of no chance treaty .

The English joined the Halic Conference , its purpose was not only Musul Issue’s solving in nine months thanks to biletaral meetings but also mattered to express with third language by caring out it . On the contrary , this Issue would be considered by National Assembly . But the English were continously changing the projects against the Musul for a long timee that these projects were widely enhanced . Besides English session about border of Iraq – Turkey at their every level , ıt was understood that the English widened this border to 300km after the truce , but according to the printed in Britannica Encylopedia ın 1910 , ıts real border must be passing by from 60-70km from north border of Bağdat. Morever , Lord Curzon enhanced the border of Iraq to 400 km straightening 100km from Bağdat in Lozon Conference Representative Head of English Comission, Percy Cox widened its border to 500 km enhancing 100 km in Halic Confarence more arbitrarily . From the point of view , it was noticed that they just wanted to apply its solution to the National. Assembly’s arbitration spending 9 months to steer clear of reaching an agreement.