Local History of the National Struggle 1918-1923 (Vol 11): İstanbul
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.
Istanbul is one of the most important, historical, cultural and strategic points in the world and the longest-lasting capital city in Turkish history. It is also a key point in the struggle for dominance between Türkiye and Europe, between Islam and Christianity. The Turkish nation and its army made history at Dardanelles to protect its capital, but was defeated and surrendered as a result of the battles on other fronts. After the Armistice, a government was established in the capital with the participation of all the occupiers. This volume focuses primarily on the politics of the last representatives of a six-century-old state and dynasty in Istanbul, the capital and center of the state, and the activities of the occupation administration. In addition to public order, the activities of non-Muslim communities and the press in Istanbul, which constituted the most cosmopolitan social structure of the state, the activities of patriots who provided human and arms support to the Kuvâ-yı Milliye were also analyzed.
Editor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Göleç, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zeynep Kevser Şerefoğlu, Assoc. Prof. Dr. İlhami Danış
Volume Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Cemil Eraslan, Prof. Dr. Abdurrahman Bozkurt