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Turco-French Struggle for Mastery in Cilicia and the Ankara Agreement of 1921

Year 2001, Volume: 65 Issue: 244, 1079 - 1114, 01.12.2001
https://doi.org/10.37879/belleten.2001.1079

Abstract

French occupation of Cilicia following the First World War was mainly strategic and economic in character. The French committed all the errors of wicked military occupation. The Turkish Nationalists, on their part, fiercely resisted the foreign occupation of the region. By May 1920 the military weakness of the French had compelled them to surrender Maraş, Urfa and Pozantı. Defeat on battleground forced the French to conclude an armistice with the Turks. This act was considered as a serious blow to the prestige of the Allies and as the first big step towards the recognition of the Turkish Nationalists as a government controlling Anatolia. Resumption of the armed operations by the Turks produced considerable alarm at Paris. The French eventually concluded that the consts of controlling Cilicia outweighed dthe benefits of this venture and decided to approach Ankara for settlement. France was impressed by Turkish victory over the Greeks in the Sakarya battle in August-September 1921. Negotiations were therefore entered into with the Turks and an agreement was signed on 20 October 1921. This agreement was the greatest Turkish diplomatic victory so far. It had very significant bearings. Ankara Agreement's terms were criticised by Britain, French colonial party and Syrian nationalists.

Turco-French Struggle for Mastery in Cilicia and the Ankara Agreement of 1921

Year 2001, Volume: 65 Issue: 244, 1079 - 1114, 01.12.2001
https://doi.org/10.37879/belleten.2001.1079

Abstract

French occupation of Cilicia following the First World War was mainly strategic and economic in character. The French committed all the errors of wicked military occupation. The Turkish Nationalists, on their part, fiercely resisted the foreign occupation of the region. By May 1920 the military weakness of the French had compelled them to surrender Maraş, Urfa and Pozantı. Defeat on battleground forced the French to conclude an armistice with the Turks. This act was considered as a serious blow to the prestige of the Allies and as the first big step towards the recognition of the Turkish Nationalists as a government controlling Anatolia. Resumption of the armed operations by the Turks produced considerable alarm at Paris. The French eventually concluded that the consts of controlling Cilicia outweighed dthe benefits of this venture and decided to approach Ankara for settlement. France was impressed by Turkish victory over the Greeks in the Sakarya battle in August-September 1921. Negotiations were therefore entered into with the Turks and an agreement was signed on 20 October 1921. This agreement was the greatest Turkish diplomatic victory so far. It had very significant bearings. Ankara Agreement's terms were criticised by Britain, French colonial party and Syrian nationalists.

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Primary Language English
Journal Section Araştırma Makaleleri
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Yücel Güçlü This is me

Publication Date December 1, 2001
Published in Issue Year 2001 Volume: 65 Issue: 244

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APA Güçlü, Y. (2001). Turco-French Struggle for Mastery in Cilicia and the Ankara Agreement of 1921. BELLETEN, 65(244), 1079-1114. https://doi.org/10.37879/belleten.2001.1079
AMA Güçlü Y. Turco-French Struggle for Mastery in Cilicia and the Ankara Agreement of 1921. TTK BELLETEN. December 2001;65(244):1079-1114. doi:10.37879/belleten.2001.1079
Chicago Güçlü, Yücel. “Turco-French Struggle for Mastery in Cilicia and the Ankara Agreement of 1921”. BELLETEN 65, no. 244 (December 2001): 1079-1114. https://doi.org/10.37879/belleten.2001.1079.
EndNote Güçlü Y (December 1, 2001) Turco-French Struggle for Mastery in Cilicia and the Ankara Agreement of 1921. BELLETEN 65 244 1079–1114.
IEEE Y. Güçlü, “Turco-French Struggle for Mastery in Cilicia and the Ankara Agreement of 1921”, TTK BELLETEN, vol. 65, no. 244, pp. 1079–1114, 2001, doi: 10.37879/belleten.2001.1079.
ISNAD Güçlü, Yücel. “Turco-French Struggle for Mastery in Cilicia and the Ankara Agreement of 1921”. BELLETEN 65/244 (December 2001), 1079-1114. https://doi.org/10.37879/belleten.2001.1079.
JAMA Güçlü Y. Turco-French Struggle for Mastery in Cilicia and the Ankara Agreement of 1921. TTK BELLETEN. 2001;65:1079–1114.
MLA Güçlü, Yücel. “Turco-French Struggle for Mastery in Cilicia and the Ankara Agreement of 1921”. BELLETEN, vol. 65, no. 244, 2001, pp. 1079-14, doi:10.37879/belleten.2001.1079.
Vancouver Güçlü Y. Turco-French Struggle for Mastery in Cilicia and the Ankara Agreement of 1921. TTK BELLETEN. 2001;65(244):1079-114.