The purpose this study was to describe the journey of Ankara Delegation, who
participated in London Conference during the Turkish National Struggle. Turkish Grand
National Assembly selected Antalya as a departure point. Details of the journey were obtained
mainly from Anatolia in Antalya Newspaper published in Antalya, and also supported by
national newspapers and reminiscences.
The members of the delegation departed from Ankara on February 6, 1921. They
first went to Afyon through Eskişehir by train then arrived to Antalya on Friday, February 11
via Burdur with phaeton, because they couldn’t find an automobile. One day later the head
of delegation Mr. Bekir Sami (Kunduh), who travelled with an automobile joined them in
Antalya. The delegation first went to Rhodes with a torpedo boat named Konter belonging to
Italy, thereafter they reached to Brindisi on February 16 with a destroyer named Audacieux
then arrived to Rome. The delegation stayed in Rome for a few days during which they met
with Sforza, the Foreign Minister of Italy. In the mean time, they received an official invitation
from London for the conference, upon which they came to London on February 22, 1921
through Milano and Paris. During their journey new participants joined the delegation from
Rome and Paris.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | January 13, 2017 |
Submission Date | May 12, 2016 |
Published in Issue | Year 2016 Volume: 16 Issue: 33 |