Government of the Grand National Assembly

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)
State of Turkey
Türkiye Devleti
1920–1923
Flag of Ankara Government
Speaker
 
• 1920–1923
Mustafa Kemalab
Prime Minister 
• 1920–1921
Mustafa Kemal
• 1921–1922
Mustafa Fevzi
• 1922–1923
Hüseyin Rauf
• 1923
Ali Fethi
Legislature
Sultanate abolished
1 November 1922
24 July 1923
29 October 1923
Population
• 
6–7 million[2]
CurrencyOttoman lira
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Ottoman Empire
Armenia
Zone of Smyrna
Occupied Istanbul
Democratic Republic of Georgia
Republic of Turkey
Today part ofTurkey
^a As "Speaker of the Grand National Assembly"
^b As "Commander-in-chief of Army of the Grand National Assembly" after 1921.

The Government of the Grand National Assembly (

Constantinople Government/Istanbul Government, which was led by the Ottoman Sultan
.

During the War of Independence, the Government of the Grand National Assembly commanded the army known as

Republic of Turkey from its ashes in 1923. The Grand National Assembly
is today the parliamentary body of Turkey.

Background

Main article: Turkish War of Independence

At the time the Ankara Government was proclaimed, there existed another Turkish government in the

Ottoman Sultanate
, the new parliament in Ankara formed its own government within the Assembly. The Ministers were called "Vekil" (Acting) instead of the conventional "Nazır", to keep with the provisional nature of the government.

The Ankara Government was founded to represent

abolished the imperial Sultanate, which was accused of collaborating with the Allies
during the occupation of Turkey.

The map published by The Sphere on 1–5 March 1921:
The Angora Government and its Claims
The Kemalists or Nationalists control more or less effectively the area shaded. They have been driven away from the Aegean by the Greeks, but claim Thrace, Smyrna, Armenia, and all Mesopotamia down to the Persian Gulf

The Constantinople Government, representing the Ottoman sultanate and the old imperial and monarchical order, initially refused to recognize the

Conference of London. In a surprising move, however, the Ottoman diplomatic team led by Ahmet Tevfik Pasha gave in and allowed the Turkish diplomatic team led by Bekir Sami Kunduh to be the sole representatives of the country at the conference. The Treaty of Lausanne
was signed on 24 July 1923, between the representatives of the Allies and of Ankara, thus officially recognizing the government of Ankara as the legitimate Turkish government.

On 29 October, the National Assembly declared the Republic of Turkey.

The governments

The governments prior to the Republic were used to be called "Executive ministers of Turkey." They were:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b [1] TEŞKİLÂTI ESASİYE KANUNU
  2. ^ Belgelerle Türk tarihi dergisi, Edition 18, Menteş Kitabevi, 1986, page 72. (in Turkish)
  3. ^ Ryan Gingeras (2019). Eternal Dawn: Turkey in the Age of Atatürk. p. 86.
  4. ISBN 9789758704941, page 198,199
    . (in Turkish)
  5. ^ Pars Tuğlacı: Çağdaş Türkiye, Cem Yayınevi, 1987, Turkey page 358. (in Turkish)
  6. ISBN 9750114701, page 12
    . (in Turkish)
  7. ISBN 9757618519, pages 13, 92-93, 138, 155, 170, 188, 204-205, 232, 302, 338
    . (in Turkish)
  8. ISBN 0415599865, pages 36, 37, 38, 50, 265
    .
  9. ISBN 0714647462, pages 71-75, 77-79, 80, 82-84
    .

External links
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