Tokat During the National Struggle

With the signing of the Armistice Treaty of Mudros on 30 October 1918 at the end of World War I, the occupation of some parts of the homeland, which had not yet been occupied by the Entente states until this date, was launched immediately. Minorities, who wanted to turn this situation into an opportunity, intensified their massacre operations against the Turks in the areas they were in. In this process, the Greek and Armenian elements in Tokat and its surroundings took action to ensure that the Entente states intervened in this region based on the 7th and 24th articles of the Mudros Armistice Agreement; they also complained to the representatives of the Entente Powers that they were threatened by the Turks. Under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Pasha, the people of Tokat, who acted with the aim of obtaining their independence with combat, quickly actualized the process of national organization in the name of their rightful cause. Tokat has an important place as it provided full support to the struggle, including the congresses, the Last Ottoman Mebusan Assembly and the Turkish Grand National Assembly periods. During the preparation of this study, the records of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye State Archives, the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye and the Archives of the Turkish Revolution History Institute, periodicals, copyrighted and analysed works were used. In addition, the actions of Greek and Armenian gangs were evaluated through the data of The Times newspaper.

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