Abstract:

This article discusses the role of Hussein Mazlum Bababalim, the first term Denizli deputy of TBMM, and his family in the national struggle era. Hussein Mazlum, who was the last text of historical Dervish lodge and its resident, advanced to the caliphate post within the Bektashism. His sons, Solomon, Cafer Sadik and Mümtaz, had fought in different fronts in the First World War. Among them, Solomon fell as a martyr in the Galician front. As for Cafer Sadik and Mümtaz, they fought against the Greek forces with the thunderbolt platoon that they founded during the national struggle era in the Aydin-Kösk-Sea region. They took part in the Maritime incident, and then they continued the fight within the 57th division. Cafer Fell martyr while the Lozan negotiations were ongoing. As to Huseyin Mazlum, within this period he attended the Congress of Nazilli as a representative of Tavas, and then was one of the five deputies sent from Denizli to the first TBMM, where he took an active role in the Assembly. With these activities, the Bababalim Family was a significant part of the national struggle in the Denizli-Tavas region, in the Aydin Front and in the first TBMM

Keywords: