Umit Kurt received his PhD in History from Clark University in 2016, and his MA in European Studies from Sabanci University in 2008. He was a visiting professor in the Armenian Studies Program at California State University in 2015-16, and a post-doctoral fellow at CMES, Harvard University in 2016-17. Currently, he is the Polonsky Fellow at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, Polonsky Academy for Advanced Studies.

Introduction

Chapter 1. The Laws and Decrees of the Committee of Union and Progress Period

• The Decrees and Regulations of 17, 30 and 31 May 1915
• The Regulation of 10 June 1915
• The Temporary Law of 26 September 1915 and the Regulation of 8 November 1915
• A Brief Evaluation

Chapter 2. The Armistice Period and the Returning Armenians

• The First Ones Returning from Deportation
• 12 January 1920: The Ittihadist Laws Are Annulled
• A Brief Evaluation
• The Treaty of Sèvres of 10 August 1920
• The Prohibition against the Return of Greeks and Armenians Staying Outside of Turkey
• The Articles of Law Used to Prevent Their Return
• Policies to Obstruct Repatriation
• The Prohibition of Domestic Travel and Migration
• A Brief Evaluation

Chapter 3. The Turkish Republic Prior to Lausanne

• The First Laws and Regulations of the Turkish Grand National Assembly
• The 20 April 1922 Abandoned Properties Law
• The Regulations of November to December 1922
• Regulations Relevant to Istanbul
• The 14 September 1922 "Abrogation of the Property Regulation"
• Why Was There a Return to the Ittihadist Laws of the Genocide?
• The Plunder of Izmir and the Independence Tribunals
• Return to the Ittihadist Mentality: The 15 April Law and 29 April Regulation of 1923
• A Brief Evaluation
• Abandoned Properties and National Tax Obligations (Tekalif-i Milliye)

Chapter 4. The Treaty of Lausanne: A Turning Point

• The Abandoned Properties Question in the Negotiations and Treaty
• Mass and Individual Repatriations and the Armenian Homeland
• A Plan to Expel the Armenian Population
• The Question of the Belongings Which Were Left Behind
• The Amnesty: Draft Proposal and Final Form
• The Lausanne Regulations: The Question of Nationality
• The Lausanne Regulations: Property, Rights and Interests, or, The Issue of Compensation
• A Brief Evaluation of Lausanne

Chapter 5. After Lausanne: The Armenians Remaining Outside of Turkey

• The Treaties of Alexandrapol (Gyumri), Kars and Moscow
• Turkey-France: A Pair of Treaties
• The 25 October 1934 Turkey-US Compensation Treaty
• An Interim Note on the US Compensation Treaty
• The International Commission and Mixed Arbitral Tribunals

Chapter 6. Turkey after Lausanne: Virtually Raising a Wall around Its Borders Like a Fortress

• Armerican Armenians Are Not Permitted to Enter Turkey
• The Return of the Armenians: A Question of the Honor and Pride of the State
• "To Allow Their Return...Means to Waste the Blood We Spilled"
• The Legal Vacuum Created by Lausanne on Repatriation
• The Travel Regulation: Bans on Entry into the Country and Domestic Travel
• Prohibitions on Domestic Travel
• Passport Laws

Chapter 7. Domestic Legal Regulations During the Republican Period

• The First Adjustments
• The 13 June 1926 Regulation
• 1928: The Distribution of Title Deeds and the Transfer of Revenue to the Treasury Begin
• The 22 April 1963 Constitutional Court Decision
• The Citizenship Laws of 1928 and 1964
• Those Removed from Citizenship and the Liquidation of Their Properties
• The Abandoned Properties Laws and the Present Situation
• The 1983 and 2001 Circulars of the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadaster
• Profound Fear: Title Deed Registries

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index