The Background of Turkey's War of Independence

On June19181Kloc-0/4, Turkish Grand Vikkai handled the ceasefire negotiations on behalf of Turkey. 10 year 10 on October 30th, the Mudros Armistice Agreement was signed, and the allies began to implement the secretly agreed partition of Turkey.

191810/October 13, before Ataturk, Kakmak and other Turkish officers and leaders returned to Istanbul, the allied forces had begun to occupy Istanbul. Senior commander Kasop was appointed as the military adviser of the Allied Forces in Istanbul. 165438+1October 18. Shortly after Kasop came to power, Tifik replaced Aisi as the Great Vizier. Kasop's first task was to arrest about 30 former members of the Joint Progress Committee on 29-30 October at 19 19 65438. They were taken to the military detention center in Bichela Gabalugu, and Ataturk was not among them. Although Artutak was famous for criticizing the Joint Progress Committee, there were also friends of Artutak among the prisoners. As the Ottoman capital has been controlled by the British army, the Sudanese government cannot refuse the request of the allied forces. The Turkish government needs some respected officers to lead the army. Ataturk's armed forces declared political neutrality and were not regarded as a threat.

1919 65438+10/8, Paris Peace Conference was held. At the meeting, the Directive on the Joint Custody of Turkey by the Allies was confirmed, so that the secret agreements concluded by the Allies between 19 15 and 19 17 could be implemented. These agreements include the establishment of a new Greek kingdom to realize Greece's great ideals, which was affirmed by British Prime Minister George. Italy wants to control southern Anatolia according to the agreement of Saint Jean de Moliere. France expects to take charge of Hatay, Lebanon and Syria, and hopes to exercise the Sykes-Pico Agreement and take over parts of southeastern Anatolia. The French-Armenian agreement signed by France recognized Armenia's sovereignty in the Mediterranean region in exchange for the establishment of the Armenian French legion.

19181221,French officials of the Armenian French legion landed in adana. By this time, Britain had controlled Arabia, Palestine, Jordan and Iraq. The British army began to March into the Black Sea region in an attempt to seize control of the Strait. They hope to connect their forces from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea to expand their ambitions in the Caucasus. Britain also wants to extend its influence to the Democratic Republic of Armenia. The British government subsequently abolished the South-West Caucasus Republic. 1919 On April 12, the British military arrested 30 members of the Kars Parliament and government officials, of whom 1 1 became famous Maltese exiles. 1965438+In May 2009, the Democratic Republic of Armenia invaded Kars. On May 19 19, the Greek army occupied Izmir. A few days later, Italian troops landed in Antalya.

After the Turkish government was controlled by the allied forces, resistance also rose. Many Turkish officials secretly organized outposts to deal with the allies' ambitions for Osman. The purpose of these outposts is to defeat the territorial claims of donor countries through direct and indirect forms. Many Turkish officials acted in secret, which promoted the new independence movement to spread throughout Anatolia. The munitions obtained by some allies were secretly transferred from Istanbul to central Anatolia, and Ottoman officials were eager to resist the division of Turkish territory. General Ali Fuad Zhe Bie Soy moved his troops from Syria to Ankara and began to organize and mobilize resistance forces, including Caucasian immigrants headed by Zekez Izem.