Bolu During the National Struggle

Bolu sanjak became one of the strategically important regions in Anatolia during the National Struggle, when the Turkish nation struggled for existence. In this study, the administrative, political, military, economic, demographic and socio-cultural developments in the Bolu sanjak were evaluated and the extraordinary conditions of the period were revealed in the light of original information and documents within the framework of their effects on the region. The people of Bolu were among the defenders of the homeland in Anatolia who reacted first to the invasions and atrocities that the Entente States initiated against the Armistice of Mudros. Seeing that the Ottoman Sultan and his government were incapable and silent in defending the rights of the Turkish nation against the occupation movements of the Allied Powers, he felt the need to intervene in the event himself. As a result of the occupation of Izmir by the Greek forces on May 15, 1919, "Redd-i Ilhak Societies" were established in Bolu. After the Sivas Congress, which accelerated the national resistance in Anatolia under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Pasha, these societies were replaced by the "Defense of Law Societies". Activities within this scope were supported by various social societies working in the sanjak for similar purposes. The people of Bolu, who took action under the leadership of these societies, did not bow to the invasions that started in Anatolia; It condemned the occupation movements and the atrocities committed with the rallies, rallies and protest demonstrations it organized. He served voluntarily under the command of Kuvâ-yı Milliye and supported the Turkish army with material (in kind and in cash) and moral aid from behind the front. The developments in the region had a significant impact on the fate of all Anatolia and the successful conclusion of the National Struggle.

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