Turkey

By mdooley3

  • Turkish War of Independence.

    Turkish War of Independence.
    Turkish military officer Mustafa Kemal Ataturk leads the Turkish war of independance, Ending Oct. 29, 1923

  • Treaty of Sevres

    Treaty of Sevres
    reduces Ottoman Empire to a small area of Anatolia.

  • The Republic of Turkey is founded by Ataturk.

    The Republic of Turkey is founded by Ataturk.
    Ataturk is named the first President of Turkey.

  • Ending of Turkish war

    United Kingdom gains Mesopotamia and Cyprus from Turkey.
    France gains Syria from Turkey in War of Turkish Independence

  • Grand National Assembly adopted a new constitution

    Grand National Assembly adopted a new constitution
    In 1924 the Grand National Assembly adopted a new constitution to replace the 1876 constitution that had continued to serve as the legal framework for the republican government.

  • Samuel Commission, released a report on the coal industry advocating wage reductions.

    Setting off strikes all over the nation in May.

  • Boundary with Iraq

    Boundary with Iraq settled by League of Nations initiative.

  • Trade Disputes Act

    Trade Disputes Act of 1927 made sympathetic striking illegal

  • Removing Islam

    Islam was removed as the official state religion.

  • Women gained the right to vote

    Women gained the right to vote
    Women gained the right to vote and run for elected office.

  • World war two begins

    World war two begins
    World War II begins. Turkey remains neutral