treaty of lausanne

• “it is peace,” said ismet pasha as he left the conference. “it is victory” he might with good reason have said, for if the turks were decisively beaten in the war it is certain that they have as decisively won the peace.
  
  they have achieved against allied statesmanship a diplomatic triumph such as has never, perhaps, in the course of modern history been won by an immeasurably weaker side against the stronger.
  
  (bkz: lord byron)