TURKISH-SOVIET RELATIONS DURING THE TURKISH WAR OF INDEPENDENCE AND MUSTAFA KEMAL PASHA
TURKISH-SOVIET RELATIONS DURING THE TURKISH WAR OF INDEPENDENCE AND MUSTAFA KEMAL PASHA
Author(s): Baris Doster
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), The Ottoman Empire
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Soviets; Turkey; Turkish war of independence; Mustafa Kemal Ataturk;
Summary/Abstract: The Turkish War of Independence, initiated by Mustafa Kemal Pasha on 19 May 1919, began under challenging conditions for the Turks. The Ottoman Empire had been defeated in the First World War and had signed the harsh Armistice of Mudros. Significant portions of its territory, including the capital, Istanbul, were occupied, and its armies were dismantled. Under these challenging circumstances, Mustafa Kemal Pasha’s primary objective was to expel occupying forces from the homeland. To achieve this, he prioritized uniting nationalist and anti-occupation forces domestically while simultaneously seeking crucial external support from abroad.
Book: Contemporary Turkish-Russian Relations in the 21st Century Global Geopolitics
- Page Range: 67-83
- Page Count: 17
- Publication Year: 2025
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
