National Pact
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The National Pact, adopted on January 28, 1920, was a resolution by the Turkish parliament accepting the goals of national independence and territorial integrity formulated by the Associations for the Defense of Rights. These associations, formed after World War I, aimed to protect Turkey from foreign occupation. Led by Mustafa Kemal, these groups organized resistance against Allied powers who were claiming Ottoman territory. The pact affirmed the inviolability of Ottoman lands inhabited by Turks at the time of the Armistice of Mudros. This marked a crucial step in the Turkish struggle for independence, leading to the establishment of the Grand National Assembly in Ankara and ultimately the proclamation of the Turkish Republic.12
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Kemal AtatĆ¼rkThe nationalist movement and the war for independenceLater known as the National Pact, it affirmed the inviolability of the Ottoman āfrontiersāāthat is, all the Ottoman lands inhabited by Turks when the Armistice of Mudros was signed. It also created a provisional government, revoked the special status arrangements for the minorities of the Ottoman Empire (the capitulations),ā¦
Read MoreLater known as the National Pact, it affirmed the inviolability of the Ottoman āfrontiersāāthat is, all the Ottoman lands inhabited by Turks when the Armistice of Mudros was signed. It also created a provisional government, revoked the special status arrangements for the minorities of the Ottoman Empire (the capitulations),ā¦
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TurkeyMustafa Kemal and the Turkish War of Independence, 1919ā23ā¦government policy and passed the National Pact, formulated at Erzurum and Sivas, which embodied the political aims of independence roughly within the October 1918 armistice lines. The Allies countered by extending the occupied area of Istanbul (March 16, 1920) and by arresting and deporting many deputies. Damad Ferid became grandā¦
Read Moreā¦government policy and passed the National Pact, formulated at Erzurum and Sivas, which embodied the political aims of independence roughly within the October 1918 armistice lines. The Allies countered by extending the occupied area of Istanbul (March 16, 1920) and by arresting and deporting many deputies. Damad Ferid became grandā¦
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