Erzurum Congress of 1919

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The Erzurum Congress of 1919 was a pivotal assembly of Turkish nationalists that laid the groundwork for the Turkish War of Independence and the eventual establishment of the Republic of Turkey.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkish nationalist congress ⓘ
congress ⓘ
political conference ⓘ
adoptedDocument Erzurum Congress resolutions ⓘ
aim to coordinate resistance in Eastern Anatolia ⓘ
to create a unified national policy against partition ⓘ
to ensure sovereignty of the Turkish nation ⓘ
category 1919 in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Political conferences in Turkey ⓘ
Turkish War of Independence ⓘ
chairperson Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ⓘ
country Ottoman Empire ⓘ
declared a provisional government will be formed if the central government is unable to protect the country ⓘ
no mandate or protectorate will be accepted ⓘ
the nation will defend its independence and territory as a whole ⓘ
the national borders are indivisible ⓘ
endDate 1919-08-07 ⓘ
followedBy Sivas Congress of 1919 ⓘ
hasEffect influenced establishment of the Republic of Turkey ⓘ
laid groundwork for the Turkish War of Independence ⓘ
historicalContext occupation of parts of the Ottoman Empire by Allied forces ⓘ
threat of Armenian and Greek territorial claims in Eastern Anatolia ⓘ
historicalPeriod aftermath of World War I ⓘ
language Turkish ⓘ
legacy commemorated annually in Turkey ⓘ
considered one of the founding milestones of modern Turkey ⓘ
location Eastern Anatolia ⓘ
Erzurum ⓘ
mainTheme defense of territorial integrity of the Ottoman lands in Anatolia ⓘ
rejection of partition of Anatolia by Allied powers ⓘ
resistance to foreign occupation ⓘ
self-determination of Turkish and Muslim populations in Anatolia ⓘ
opposedTo Treaty of Sèvres (planned terms) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Sèvres
organizedBy Association for the Defence of the Rights of Eastern Anatolia ⓘ
Turkish nationalists ⓘ
participant civilian representatives ⓘ
delegates from Eastern Anatolian provinces ⓘ
military officers ⓘ
partOf Turkish National Movement ⓘ
politicalAlignment Turkish nationalism ⓘ
precededBy landing of Mustafa Kemal in Samsun on 1919-05-19 ⓘ
result formation of a representative committee (Heyet-i Temsiliye) ⓘ
increased legitimacy of Mustafa Kemal’s leadership ⓘ
strengthening of organized national resistance in Anatolia ⓘ
significantPerson Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ⓘ
startDate 1919-07-23 ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

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Erzurum → historicalEvent → Erzurum Congress of 1919 ⓘ
subject linked to: Erzurum, Turkey
Erzurum Province → hasHistoricalEvent → Erzurum Congress ⓘ
linked to: Erzurum Congress of 1919
Turkish nationalist forces → significantDocument → Erzurum Congress decisions ⓘ
linked to: Erzurum Congress of 1919
Erzurum → hasEvent → Erzurum Congress of 1919 ⓘ
Sivas Congress of 1919 → precededBy → Erzurum Congress of 1919 ⓘ
National Pact (Misak-ı Millî) → associatedWith → Erzurum Congress ⓘ
linked to: Erzurum Congress of 1919
Turkish National Forces → relatedEvent → Erzurum Congress ⓘ
linked to: Erzurum Congress of 1919