Local History of the National Struggle 1918-1923 (Vol 10): Edirne - Kırklareli - Tekirdağ
The series titled Local History of the National Struggle 1918-1923 renews Türkiye's local memory of the National Struggle from city to city and shows how the years of the National Struggle were experienced in all over the country. With the participation and contribution of many academics and researchers, this study, in which the traces of the National Struggle at the local level are compiled and evaluated, aims to create a historical memory that people can feel themselves as a part of by harnessing the democratic, civil and participatory means of local history.
In this volume, the Central Sancak of Edirne Province, especially Kırklareli, Tekirdağ and Gelibolu are described. The part of Thrace, which was an integral part of the National Struggle, that remained in Rumelia after the Second Balkan War was called Eastern Thrace. The region gained importance during World War I and especially during the National Struggle, and was among the first targets of the Greeks who wanted to reach Istanbul from Edirne. As in every part of the country, organizations against occupation and threats started here and accordingly “Trakya-Paşaeli Müdâfaa-i Hukuk Cemiyeti” (Trakya-Paşaeli Association for Defence of National Rights) was established.
Editor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Göleç, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zeynep Kevser Şerefoğlu, Assoc. Prof. Dr. İlhami Danış
Volume Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Nurten Çetin, Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. Türkan Doğruöz