Biography
After the Ottoman defeat in 1918, a nationalist movement based in Ankara won a military victory in 1922 and abolished the sultanate. Atatürk then drove a secular republic from above.
Middle East · 1900–1950
MK
Primary revolution
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Turkish War of Independence
Ottoman general who led the Anatolian resistance and founded the Republic of Turkey.
Life
1881–1938
1881–1938
Place
Ankara, Turkey
Ankara, Turkey
Years
1919–1923
1919–1923
Map
39.9334, 32.8597
39.9334, 32.8597
Revolution
Theme. National sovereignty · Republic
Key figures. İsmet İnönü
Outcome. An independent republic inside new borders. The Ottoman caliphate was abolished.
Casualties. The independence war followed a decade of collapse that killed very large numbers of civilians.
Influence. A model of the officer-led national revolution.