Özet:

Following the success of the National Struggle, radical revolutions were done through politics. It is obvious that from the beginning of the National Struggle, Mustafa Kemal had the intention to found the republic step by step. It is seen that he had followed his ideal step by step after his pass to Anatolia. Therefore, it is no surprise that after the abolition of the dynasty, cali-phate was also abolished. Abolishment of the Dynasty and caliphate was perceived by society as a passage to a new form of politic structure and, therefore, was not received kindly by certain sections. Particularly, the abolishment of caliphate was perceived both in abroad and in the country as the disappearance of the strongest bond that connects Anatolian Muslims and Mus-lims abroad. If generally analysed, while the proclamation of the republic was the most important of the revolutions, the most polemical of them in terms of reactions aroused both inner and outer public was the issue of the abolishment of caliphate. In the process of the abolishment of caliphate, Mustafa Kemal Pasha could not receive the similar support that he had received during the national struggle from his close fellow soldiers like Kazım Karabekir Pasha. Though he was the supporter of the Republic, Kazım Karabekir Pasha would evaluate the abolishment of the Dynasty and caliphate untimely and, especially, would perceive the abolishment of caliphate as repression of Anatolia into isolation in the world scene.

Anahtar Kelimeler: