Georgiadou, Savvatou

2024-04-23T12:45:50Z

https://repository.ihu.edu.gr//xmlui/handle/11544/30364

Armistice of Μudros

National Assembly of Turkey

THE ROLE OF FERIDÛNZÂDE TOPAL OSMAN AGHA AND İPSİZ RECEP PASHA IN THE PONTUS REGION DURING THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE (1919-1922)

2024-05-01

free

School of Humanities, MA in Black Sea & Eastern Mediterranean Studies

Pontus, passing through various conquerors, peaceful phases and expulsions. In the 20th century the expulsions were more intense. The expulsions of the Greeks of Pontus are "divided" from the historians into three phases. The last, in which Kemal Ataturk and his accomplices of Cepni origin played a very important role, such as Topal Osman Aga and Ipsiz Recep Pasha, starts in 1919 and ends in 1923 Osman become volunteer soldier for the Balkan War, he continued after the war within the Organization Special Detachments from where he left off after the Mudros Armistice signed on October 30, 1918. He gathered his gangs and took action with his comrades-in-arms for the expulsion of Greeks of Pontus he also served as the commander of the guard regiment of Gazi Mustafa Kemal Pasha until his death. He was accused of the murder of Ali Şükrü Bey. Rizeli İpsiz Recep goes to Istanbul to work at a young age. Thanks to his courage, boldness and agility, he receives the nickname "Ropeless". He received the rank of militia captain with his heroism during the years of national struggle. After that, Ipsiz Recep gathers about 2000 young people. Many fugitives and criminals in the detachment joined Recep Reis and made serious contributions to the National Struggle. But there were also those who acted under the influence of old habits. In addition, it was also criticized that Recep Reis sometimes forcibly took money or goods from the rich to feed his quote, the number of which was increasing day by day. Accordingly, this dissertation will mainly focus on the period after the Armistice of Mudros till the establishment of the Turkish state, centered around the actions of young Turks in the region of Pontus. Key elements that will be presented in the dissertation are: Pontus question, the organization of the guerrilla movement of the Turks nationalists, and the two important figures which contribute to that , the Turkish Independence war and the establishment of the Turkish Democracy.

Kordosis, Stefanos

IHU