Abstract:

When the Ottoman Empire lost the First World War, they were obliged to sign the Armistice of Mudros. The conditions imposed by the Armistice were really harsh for the Ottoman Empire. While the great powers were eager to implement these conditions as soon as possible, the rulers of the country were short-sightedly giving instructions to the civil-military administrators for the implementation of the conditions of the Armistice across the country. Those who did not want to implement the conditions were discharged. Mustafa Kemal Pasha was also unwilling to abide by its terms because he found them highly harsh, and then he was treated in a similar way and invited to İstanbul. Mustafa Kemal Pasha arrived to Istanbul on November 13, 1918 and conducted various activities related to the future of the country during his stay there. As a result of these, the idea of struggle based on thoughts of Mustafa Kemal arose. The attitude of Anatolian people against the occupations, the struggle and activities of Mustafa Kemal Pasha on his way of becoming a leader after his arrival to Samsun and his contact with people became the first steps of a new state based on national will.

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