National Pact (Misak-ı Millî)
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The National Pact (Misak-ı Millî) was a set of six resolutions adopted in 1920 that defined the territorial integrity and political goals of the Turkish national movement, forming the ideological basis for the establishment of the Republic of Turkey.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
foundational document of the Turkish national movement
ⓘ
political declaration ⓘ set of resolutions ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
Ottoman Chamber of Deputies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkish national movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedIn | final session of the last Ottoman Parliament ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1920 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | National Oath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Erzurum Congress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk NERFINISHED ⓘ Sivas Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context |
aftermath of World War I
ⓘ
partition plans for the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| corePrinciple |
indivisibility of Turkish national territory
ⓘ
national sovereignty ⓘ self-determination of Muslim-majority Ottoman territories ⓘ |
| country | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| defines |
political goals of the Turkish national movement
ⓘ
territorial integrity of the Turkish nation ⓘ |
| EnglishName | National Pact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | six fundamental articles ⓘ |
| ideologicalBasisFor | establishment of the Republic of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Kemalist ideology
ⓘ
Treaty of Lausanne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | decisions of the Erzurum and Sivas congresses ⓘ |
| language | Ottoman Turkish ⓘ |
| legacy | reference point in modern Turkish border and foreign policy debates ⓘ |
| legalStatus | political program rather than a formal international treaty ⓘ |
| numberOfArticles | 6 ⓘ |
| opposed | Treaty of Sèvres territorial provisions ⓘ |
| placeOfAdoption | Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalGoal |
free and secure control of the Straits subject to international regulation
ⓘ
full independence in internal and external affairs ⓘ international recognition of Turkish borders based on ethnic and religious composition ⓘ protection of minority rights on condition of reciprocity ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Treaty of Sèvres
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkish War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | dissolution of the last Ottoman Chamber of Deputies by the Allied powers ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Turkish national unity
ⓘ
resistance to foreign occupation ⓘ |
| territorialClaim |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ardahan region NERFINISHED ⓘ Batumi region NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ Kars region NERFINISHED ⓘ Mosul vilayet (contested) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late Ottoman period ⓘ |
| TurkishName | Misak-ı Millî NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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