This isn't as far-fetched as it sounds: Churchill supposedly proposed it to Lloyd-George during the Entente's occupation of the Straits Zone after the First World War.
How would Mustafa Kemal react to this? What role would a neutralized Constantinople play in the post-war development of Europe and Asia? Would this have weakened the League further in Europe, but strengthened it in the Middle East?
How would Mustafa Kemal react to this? What role would a neutralized Constantinople play in the post-war development of Europe and Asia? Would this have weakened the League further in Europe, but strengthened it in the Middle East?