Fourteen Points: Point XII – The Ottoman Empire Summary

Pardoning Turkey

  • Wilson lays out the future of Turkey, then the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans retain the land of modern-day Turkey, but all their other territories will be allowed to form their own governments.
  • He calls for the Dardanelles, a narrow waterway between Europe and Turkey, to be open to free trade and movement of ships.
  • The Ottoman Empire had fought bloody battles against the Allies in the Dardanelles during the war.
  • Trust us: Mel Gibson starred in a movie about it.