INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON
MUSTAFA KEMAL PASHA’S TRANSITION TO ANATOLIA AND CONGRESSES ON THE CENTENARY OF NATIONAL STRUGGLE
24-26 April 2019 / ERZURUM
An international symposium hosted by Atatürk University and entitled
“International Symposium On Mustafa Kemal Pasha’s Transition To Anatolia And Congresses On The Centenary Of National Struggle” is going to be held with the participation of scholars from domestic and foreign universities, researchers from other institutions and organizations in Erzurum on 24-26 April by Atatürk Supreme Council for Culture, Language and History – Atatürk Research Center.
Turkish national struggle is undoubtedly the most significant era of the recent Turkish history during which the foundations of the Republic of Turkey and its main principles were laid. Such basic principles of public law as national sovereignty, democracy, the superior position of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, which constitute the core of the Republic of Turkey, were formed in this historic period in which the Turkish nation led its fight for independence. As is known, the year 1919 forms the most important process of the organization phase of the National Campaign. During this process, while a great deal of the homeland was under occupation on one hand, the foundations of the “National Independence Movement” were laid on the other and particularly with the advent of Mustafa Kemal as the Inspector of the 9th Army in Anatolia on May 19, 1919, the objectives and methods of the National Struggle were determined with Erzurum and Sivas congresses following the Amasya Circular. The developments in 1919 not only paved way for the establishment of the Committee of Representation, the first executive branch, but also placed Mustafa Kemal on the stage of history as the leader of the Turkish National Struggle and the Turkish nation.
Due to the fact that 2019 marks the centenary of all these significant events, it is planned to address and discuss papers that are based on recent interpretations and findings within the framework of a symposium covering the military, political and social developments starting from the signing of the Armistice of Mudros till the establishment of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.
Papers to be sent in the context of the main themes of the symposium are supposed to be predicated on archival documents and recent interpretations.
The headings below will be given priority during the selection of the papers to be presented in the symposium. However, papers containing original findings and new theories and interpretations for the solution to the issues other than the main headings of the symposium will be taken into consideration as well.
Subject Headings:
The Armistice of Mudros and Its Impact on State Administration Armistice Talks
Implementation of the Armistice and the Reactions Activities of the Minorities
The Resignation of the Committee of the Union and Progress Government, the Last Congress of the Party and Political Developments
The Situation of the Ottoman Army
The Arrival of the Entente Navy in Istanbul and its Activities Unionist Leaders’ Leaving the Country and their Getting Arrested
The Capital of a Defeated State, the Chamber of Deputies, Palaces and Governments The Paris Peace Conference and the Ottoman Empire
Delegations Sent to Anatolia and Rumelia Occupations and National Organization
Countrywide Resistance Organization National Forces
Activities of Mustafa Kemal Pasha in Istanbul during the Armistice Mustafa Kemal Pasha’s Advent in Anatolia and his Preliminary Activities The Amasya Circular
Erzurum, Sivas and Other Congresses
The Committee of Representation - İstanbul Governments The Heartland of the National Struggle: Ankara
The Gathering of the Chamber of Deputies, the Adoption of the National Oath and the Overt Invasion of Istanbul
We would like to meet the scholars and researchers who wish to participate in the symposium with their academic work based on new information, documents and evaluations in the fields the main topics of which are listed above.
Papers are supposed to be original and it is required that they have not been presented or printed before and that they are not titles, subtitles or parts of a published book or a thesis even though the thesis has not been published.
The scholars who wish to take part in the symposium are supposed to send their paper abstracts consisting of a minimum of 300 words with their CVs and the publication lists by filling in the application form that can be found on our website to kongrelersempozyumu@atam.gov.tr until January 6, 2019. After the paper abstracts have been evaluated by the Scientific and Organizing Committees of the symposium, another announcement about the accepted papers will be made.
