Despite objections from Turkey, which desired the islands as well, they were formally united with Greece by the 1947 Peace Treaty with Italy, ending 740 years of foreign rule over the islands.
A pesar das obxeccións de Turquía, que desexaba as illas, foron formalmente unidas a Grecia polo Tratado de paz con Italia de 1947, poñendo fin a 740 anos de dominio estranxeiro sobre as illas.