Committee for the Defense of Rights
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The Committee for the Defense of Rights was a Turkish nationalist political organization that emerged in the late Ottoman period and played a key role in the struggle leading to the establishment of the Republic of Turkey.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Turkish nationalist organization
ⓘ
political organization ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
Turkish War of Independence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late Ottoman period ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
international recognition of Turkish sovereignty
ⓘ
rejection of foreign-imposed peace terms ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ankara Government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand National Assembly of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ Mustafa Kemal Atatürk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| goal |
creation of a sovereign Turkish state
ⓘ
defense of the political rights of the Turkish nation ⓘ defense of the territorial integrity of the Ottoman Turkish lands ⓘ resistance to foreign occupation ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
occupation of Istanbul
ⓘ
post-World War I settlements ⓘ |
| ideology |
Turkish nationalism
ⓘ
national independence ⓘ |
| influenced |
Kemalist reforms
ⓘ
establishment of the Republic of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Turkish ⓘ |
| legacy |
foundational role in modern Turkish politics
ⓘ
symbol of resistance to foreign domination ⓘ |
| location |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rumelia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Republican People's Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Turkish National Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Allied occupation of Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Sèvres NERFINISHED ⓘ partition of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| partOf | Turkish National Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
anti-imperialist
ⓘ
nationalist ⓘ |
| precededBy | Committee of Union and Progress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionContext | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
strengthening of the Ankara-based nationalist leadership
ⓘ
weakening of the Istanbul government ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Turkish nationalists ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
coordination of armed resistance
ⓘ
organization of local resistance committees ⓘ political mobilization ⓘ propaganda ⓘ |
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