Establishment of the Republic of Turkey 1923 - 1924

The Establishment of the Republic of Turkey 1923 - 1924 Book Description We are generally accustomed to the establishment of the Republic of Turkey being explained in two opposite ways. At one end is the epic that Mustafa Kemal "gifted the Republic to us" after keeping it a "national secret" for years. At the other extreme is the conservative-Islamist opposition narrative, which explains that the Republic is a completely "top-down" imposition. In fact, two narratives based on the same logic... Faruk Alpkaya's book goes beyond these two approaches and reveals in full detail how the Republic was really established. It examines step by step all the developments of the 9-month period in which the Republic was declared, the Caliphate was abolished and the Constitutional Law was adopted. It also shows that in this period, contrary to the "national secret" and "top-down republic" narratives, an extensive public debate was carried out on the idea and form of the Republic. Therefore, it turns out that the historical form given to the Republic is one of the possible political struggle options. In short, perhaps for the first time we are faced with a holistic scientific historical examination of the founding of the Republic of Turkey. (From the Promotional Bulletin)