Chapter 492: A Different Kemal Revolution

Under the impetus of Mustafa Kemal, scattered patriotic organizations throughout Turkey quickly united, and soon adopted the solemn Turkish Declaration of Independence, the National Pact, which declared that Turkey should enjoy full independence, freedom and territorial integrity, and abolished extraterritoriality, a document that later became known as the "New Turkish Declaration of Independence". Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Subsequently, Kemal initiated the convening of the Loya National Assembly in Ankara and formed a national government headed by him.

The external situation of the nascent Turkey was much better than it was in history, at least Turkey was not defeated, it was not a hostile relationship with the Allied organizations, and the strong rise of Soviet Russia also made the British Empire more interested in seeing a Turkey that at least had some ability to protect itself.

But because of the lack of defeat, the Turks had a much greater appetite than they did in history, and many even wanted to completely inherit the Ottoman Turkish Empire, even the most sensible of Mustafa Kemal.

Due to the limitations of the current oil exploitation technology, even if China has already sent people to explore and exploit the Middle East, the oil treasure trove in the Middle East can only be said to be the tip of the iceberg until now, but it has easily become the world's largest oil producing area, and its cheap crude oil sells well all over the world, and even led to a large number of bankruptcies in the United States oil fields that are actually not expensive to exploit. The land on the Red Sea coast, because it includes the three holy places, can be used to call on the entire Islamic world, political significance is very important, Mustafa Kemal is also unwilling to give up, it is right to prepare for Westernization reform, but no one will take the initiative to become a religious leader.

This undoubtedly angered the British and French, who had already divided these lands on the map, and although it was inconvenient for them to do so themselves, even if they only instigated and financed the invasion of Turkey's neighbors Serbia and Greece, it was enough to pose a mortal threat to the new Turkish regime, which was not even unified at home, at least in the opinion of the heads of England and France. It's no wonder, don't look at these two countries are not big, but located in the Balkans, a European powder keg, it is difficult for the people to be strong, if the two countries send troops together, they can easily send hundreds of thousands of troops, for Turkey, which has been injured in the war against the Soviet Union and is still in chaos at home, it is definitely a life-and-death enemy that is difficult to deal with. Moreover, the Ottoman Sultan, who had actually become almost the commander of the bare pole, also stood up under the threat of Britain and France to denounce Mustafa Kemal and others as "traitors", pulling away many Turks who still had nostalgia for the empire, and making the situation of Mustafa Kemal and his Anatolian and Romelian Protectorate Society even more difficult.

But what Britain and France did not expect was that Mustafa Kemal, who was finally free of the corrupt government and incompetent superiors, showed far more outstanding military skills than during the war against the Soviet Union, commanding the troops to beat the Greek army to the ground like an autumn wind sweeping leaves, and even capturing the latter's commander-in-chief alive.

As for Serbia, their domestic problems have not yet been completely settled, and they came to Turkey just to pick up some bargains, and when they saw that the Greeks were defeated, they immediately turned around and ran away.....

Eventually, the two-state intervention instigated by Britain and France came to an end, somewhat ridiculously, and the Turks proudly dubbed it the "Decameron" because it had been less than half a month since the Greek army had entered......

However, this does not mean that Mustafa Kemal's revolution has been victorious, because after the defeat of the younger brother, the British and French finally tore their faces and wanted to take matters into their own hands, and more than 100,000 troops from their own and colonies had already set foot on the Turkish "claimed" territory in the Middle East, and because of the excellent work of Thomas Edward Lawrence, they also had the support of many Arab tribes (although the Ottoman Empire had conquered the Middle East for hundreds of years, it had never won the hearts and minds of the local people, The locals never wanted to get rid of their brutal rule, which was the fundamental reason why Lawrence was so successful. If the former cannot be driven out and the latter suppressed, Turkey will remain a "small Turkey" rather than a "big Turkey" as it hopes......

Mustafa Kemal, who fought alongside the British and French armies in the war against the Soviet Union, was well aware of the strength of these old imperialists, and did not rush to send troops to recover Syria, but chose to completely wipe out the core territory and build the new country's shelf, while trying to win foreign aid and avoid fighting alone.

On June 22, 1912, the Republic of Turkey was officially proclaimed, Kemal was elected as the first president of the republic, Ankara was identified as the capital, and the Turkish Grand National Assembly formally abolished the centuries-old sultanate on Kemal's proposal. Soon after, the Turkish Grand National Assembly adopted a new constitution with a one-party system, with Kemal's Republican People's Party (CHPP), founded by Kemal on the basis of the Anatolian and Romelia Protectorate Association, as the ruling party.

In diplomacy, Kemal also made a major breakthrough, he not only reconciled with Soviet Russia, which had played a dog's brain not long ago, but also won the sympathy and support of his mentor and the Bolsheviks for the Turkish revolution, Britain and France are too strong, the Middle East is close to Europe, and the Mediterranean Sea provides transportation convenience, Britain and France really want to launch a ruthless attack, hundreds of thousands, or even more troops can be sent, Turkey in the war against the Soviet Union, China's strength is quite depleted, if there is no equal weight of great power support, relying on its own limited strength, It's hard to win.

And with the support of Soviet Russia came another advantage, that is, Turkey could bypass the blockade of the Entente and connect with the German Empire, which had become increasingly close over the years, and it was still possible to provide some support with Germany's renewed ambitions. However, although the Germans did intend to use Turkey to consume the power of Britain and France, the Junkers were really a little too stingy, and they had to charge money for everything, and they actually added a lot of profits. The only free of charge were the dozens of German officers who had come to help with the training and staff officers, and Mustafa Kemal was so angry that he almost drove them back......