Table of Contents
Foreword / 3 Introduction / 3
Chapter I 1. A brief survey of World Affairs in the 19th and early 20th centuries / 9 2. The Ottoman State during the 19th and at the beginning of the 20th centuries / 13
Chapter II The Turkish War if Independence and the Foundation of the Turhish Republic / 19 the End of the World War I and the Armistice of Mondros / 19
1919 Events of 1919, the revival of the idea of the unity of the country, National Congresses and the emergence of Mustafa Kemal as a National Leader / 25 The concept of National unity and its practical outcome / 26 The National Congresses which convened in 1919 / 36 The role of the Turkish Woman in the struggle for national independence / 43 The Amasya Meeting and the Commanders' Meeting at Sivas / 45 The departure of the Council of Representatives for Ankara / 48 Life of Mustafa Kemal Atatiirk (1881 — 1918 ) and his career as a soldier and statesman / 49
1920 a.The meeting of the last Ottoman Parliament 12th January, 1920- Declaration of the Misak-i Midi (National Pact) 19th Febrauary, 1920) / 71 b.The occupation of Istanbul (16th March, 1920) / 73 c.The meeting of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (23rd April, 1920) / 74 d.The Treaty of Sevres signed by the Istanbul Government (10th August, 1920) / 77 e.Resistance to invasion Battle Fronts / 82 f.War in the North-East (20th October, 1920) and the Gümrü Agreement (2—3rd December, 1920) / 85
1921 a.The First Battle of İnonü / 87 b.The London Conference (27th February — 12th March, 1921) / 89 c.The Second Battle of Inonü / 91 d.The Battle of Sakarya / 92 e.The Treaties of Moscow and Kars / 95 f.The Ankara Agreement concluded between Turkey and France / 97
1922 a.Treaties and Agreements / 99 b.The Major Offensive and the Final Victory (26th August - 9th September, 1922) / 100 c.The Armistice of Mudanya (3rd - 11 the October, 1922) / 104 d.The Abolition of the Ottoman Sultanate (1st November, 1922) / 105
1923 a.The first stage of the Lausanne Peace Treaty (Negotiations) (20th November, 1922 — 4th February, 1923) / 111 b.The Izmir Economic Congress (14th February - 4th March, 1923) / 113 c.The election of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (1st April - 11th August, 1923) / 125 d.The conclusion of the Lausanne Peace Treaty (24th July, 1923) The Montreux Agreement on the Straits (1936) the Agreement on the annexation of Antakya (1936 — 1939) / 129 e.The declaration of the foundation of the Turkish Republic (29th October, 1923), Ankara chosen as the capital of the new Turkish State / 132 f.The major events of the early phase of the Republic of Turkey (1923-1939) / 136
Chapter III The Turkish Revolution and the principles of Ataturk / 141 1.Democratic State and the Constitution / 144 2.The State Controlled Economy / 164 3.Intellectual and Social Life / 168 Woman's Rights / 169 Health, Social Assistance and the Sports / 176 Dress / 177 Education and the change of alphabet / 178 The Positive and Social Sciences / 191 The basic principles of nationalism / 193 Unity of language / 193 The importance of Turkish History / 194 The revolutionary character of the reforms of Ataturk / 203 Sources for the History of Turkish Revolution an Turkish Republic / 207 |