founding of the Republic of Turkey

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The founding of the Republic of Turkey in 1923 marked the transformation of the former Ottoman Empire into a modern, secular nation-state under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
political event
capitalDeclared Ankara
commemoratedBy Republic Day (Turkey)
commemorationDate 29 October
constitutionBasis 1921 Constitution of Turkey
1924 Constitution of Turkey
continent Asia
Europe
country Turkey
countryEstablished Turkey
surface form: Republic of Turkey
date 1923-10-29
era interwar period
firstPresident Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
followedBy Atatürk’s reforms
abolition of the caliphate
formalizedBy Treaty of Lausanne
governmentFormEstablished republic
headOfStateDesignated Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
historicalRegion Eastern Mediterranean
Middle East
ideologyAssociated Atatürk's reforms
surface form: Kemalism
internationalRecognition Assembly of the League of Nations
surface form: League of Nations members
keyLeader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
İsmet İnönü
languageOfNewState Turkish
location Anatolia
Ankara
nationalHolidayIn Turkey
parliamentInvolved Grand National Assembly of Turkey
politicalSystemEstablished unitary state
precededBy Armistice of Mudros
abolition of the Ottoman sultanate
principleEmphasized national sovereignty
republicanism
secularism
recognizedByTreatyParty France
Greece
Italy
United Kingdom
replaced Ottoman Empire
resultOf founding of the Republic of Turkey self-linksurface differs
surface form: Turkish War of Independence

dissolution of the Ottoman Empire
significance marked the emergence of a modern Turkish nation-state
marked the end of the Ottoman Empire
triggeredChange end of Ottoman dynastic rule
transition from empire to nation-state
year 1923

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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk conflict founding of the Republic of Turkey
this entity surface form: Turkish War of Independence
The Time Regulation Institute culturalContext founding of the Republic of Turkey
this entity surface form: Republican-era Turkey
Grand National Assembly of Turkey establishedDuring founding of the Republic of Turkey
this entity surface form: Turkish War of Independence
Battle of Gallipoli hasEffectOn founding of the Republic of Turkey
this entity surface form: Turkish War of Independence
founding of the Republic of Turkey resultOf founding of the Republic of Turkey self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Turkish War of Independence
Interwar period significantEvent founding of the Republic of Turkey
Republic Day (Turkey) significantEvent founding of the Republic of Turkey
this entity surface form: Proclamation of the Republic of Turkey
İstiklâl Marşı writtenDuring founding of the Republic of Turkey
this entity surface form: Turkish War of Independence