Local History of the National Struggle 1918-1923 (Vol 3): Bilecik - Bursa - Çanakkale - Kocaeli - Sakarya - Yalova
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.
This volume covers the cities of Bilecik, Bursa, Çanakkale, Kocaeli, Sakarya, Balıkesir and Yalova. The geographical location of these provinces in a region of high strategic importance and their proximity to the straits increased the desire of the Allied powers to hold the region. The British, who occupied Istanbul, attached importance to keeping the region under their control. Similarly, the National Struggle movement also wanted to dominate the region due to its demographic structure, economic and strategic importance.
This chapter discusses the importance of the region and the process of the National Struggle.
Editor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Göleç, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zeynep Kevser Şerefoğlu, Assoc. Prof. Dr. İlhami Danış