Uluslaras Antla malar I nda Ege Adalar Sorunu///The Aegean Islands Issue under the Light of International Treaties

This article examines the Aegean Island Issue within the scope of Turkish-Italian and German Relations during World War II. The Aegean Islands Issue has been one of the most commonly discussed regional problems since the first quarter of the 20thcentury. Although the Treaty of Lausanne (1923) introduced a short-term solution to the Aegean Islands Issue Italy and Germany reopened the issue for their own national interests. Because of the strategic significance of the Aegean islands, at the beginning of World War II Italy and Germany turned the issue into an international problem.