The Attitude of British High Commissioner Sir Horace Rumbold Towards the Turkish National Movement, 1920-1923

Authors : Salâhi R. Sonyel

Pages : 185-210

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Publication Date : 1994-04-20

Article Type : Research

Abstract :When Sir Horace Rumbold, the British Minister in Switzerland, succeeded Admiral Sir John de Robeck, on 17 November 1920, as High Commissioner in Istanbul, the Ottoman Empire, a member of the Central Powers, was already defeated by the Entente Powers (the Allies) in the disastrous Great War, and was forced to sign the Armistice of Mondros (Mudros) on 30 October 1918.
Keywords : British High Commissioner, Sir Horace Rumbold, Turkish National Movement, 1920-1923, Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk