19 MAY 1919 MUSTAFA KEMAL IN SAMSUN.
After the Armistice of Mudros, when the Allied Powers began to occupy the Ottoman Empire, Mustafa Kemal landed in Samsun on 19 May 1919 as the 9th Army Inspector.
In a declaration he published in Amasya on 22 June 1919, he declared that "the nation's independence will be saved again by the nation's determination and resolve" and called the Sivas Congress to a meeting.
Between 23 July and 7 August 1919, Erzurum and between 4-11 September 1919.
and convened the Sivas Congress to determine the path to be followed for the liberation of the homeland.
It was determined.
It was welcomed with enthusiasm in Ankara on December 27, 1919.
On April 23, 1920, with the opening of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, an important step was taken towards the establishment of the Republic of Turkey.
Mustafa Kemal was elected as the head of the Assembly and the government.
Turkey.
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