The Attitude of British High Commissioner Sir Horace Rumbold Towards the Turkish National Movement, 1920-1923

Authors : Salâhi R. SONYEL

Pages : 185-210

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Publication Date : 1994-04-20

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :When Sir Horace Rumbold, the British Minister in Switzerland, succeeded Admiral Sir John de Robeck, on 17 November 1920, as High Commissioner in Istanbul, the Ottoman Empire, a member of the Central Powers, was already defeated by the Entente Powers insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(the Allies); in the disastrous Great War, and was forced to sign the Armistice of Mondros insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Mudros); on 30 October 1918.
Keywords : British High Commissioner, Sir Horace Rumbold, Turkish National Movement, 1920 1923, Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk