The Other History of the War of Independence, from Mudros to the Republic

In this book, Ayşe Hür starts from the Armistice of Mudros signed between the Allied Powers and the Ottoman Empire on October 30, 1918, by questioning the political and military events that took place in the period until the declaration of the Republic, the theses of official historians, and underlining the aspects that they did not tell, misrepresented, and exaggerated. and asks: Couldn't the Armistice of Mudros have been signed under better conditions? Why and how did the Unionist pashas flee the country after Mudros? Was the trial of war and deportation criminals political or legal? Did Hasan Tahsin really fire the first bullet at the Greek troops occupying Izmir? Did the Anatolian movement start on May 19, 1919, as Mustafa Kemal said? What would have happened to Mustafa Kemal without the support of Kazim Karabekir at the Erzurum Congress? Who wanted a mandate at the Sivas Congress? Was the first Parliament really very vocal? Did the Treaty of Sevres come into force? Was the war fought "against seven heifers", as official historians say? Could the war have been won without the help of Soviet Russia? Was “Circassian” Ethem a hero or a traitor? Why did the Koçgiri Rebellion occur and how was it suppressed? Who drowned TKP leader Mustafa Suphi and his friends in the Black Sea? Did Mustafa Kemal promise autonomy to the Kurds? If the 1921 Teskilat-i Esasi had remained in force, would Turkey have been more democratic? If the Battle of Sakarya had been lost, would Enver be the leader of the Anatolian movement? Who killed Talat, Enver and Cemal Pasha? Who burned Izmir after it was taken back from the Greek army? Who killed opposition politician Ali Sükrü Bey and journalist Ali Kemal, and how? How was the sultanate abolished and how was the new caliph elected instead of Vahdettin? Is the Lausanne Peace Treaty a victory or a defeat? Was the Republic really kept as a "national secret" by Mustafa Kemal and declared overnight?

Contents;

• The End of the World War and the Armistice of Mudros
• The Attitude of Mustafa Kemal and the Unionists in the Mudros Process
• The Actual Occupation of Istanbul and the Legend of the "White Horse"
• Istanbul Court of War Trials
• Who Shot the First Course in Izmir?
• What is the date of May 19, 1919?
• Amasya Circular and the Break with Istanbul
• Erzurum Congress Against the Armenian, Greek and Kurdish Danger
• Sivas Congress in the Shadow of Unionism and Mandateism
• Mustafa Kemal's Unionism and the Karakol Society
• Mustafa Kemal's Approach to the Armenian Issue
• King-Crane Commission, Harbord Delegation and Gyumri Agreement
• Official Occupation of Istanbul and Exiles to Malta
• What is National Pact and what is not?
• Establishment of the Turkish Grand National Assembly and Regime Debates
• Is “Thawr” the Mother of All Evil?
• Kurds and Armenians in the “Sèvres” Process
• 1920 Baku Congress and Unionists
• Aid of Soviet Russia to the War of Independence
• Financing of the War of Independence and Tekalif-i Milliye Orders
• Turning Point: Battle of Sakarya
• The Role of Sects in the War of Independence
• “Circassian” Ethem: Hero or Traitor?
• Murder of Mustafa Suphi and His Friends
• Year 1921: Koçgiri Rebellion
• Did Mustafa Kemal Promise Autonomy to the Kurds?
• 1921 Constitutional Law
• Letters of Unionist Pashas to Mustafa Kemal
• Talat Pasa Assassination and “Nuremberg of the Armenians”
• Who Killed Cemal Pasha?
• Enver Pasha's End in Turkestan
• Intelligence Wars in the War of Independence
• Was the "War of Independence" Waged Against the "Seven Powers"?
• Who Burned “Beautiful” Izmir?
• End of the War: Armistice of Mudanya
• The End of Two Heads: Abolition of the Sultanate
• Election of the New Caliph
• Challenging Process: Lausanne Peace Talks
• Lynching of Ali Kemal, the "Traitor" in Official History
• Greetings to the West: 1923 Izmir Economic Congress
• Murder of Ali Sükrü Bey
• The Second Group and the Establishment of CHP
• Lausanne Peace Treaty, Victory or Defeat?
• Caliphate Discussions on the Eve of the Proclamation of the Republic
• The Head Office of the State is Ankara!
• The Beginning of a New Era: The Proclamation of the Republic