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1919
May
15
The Greek landing at Smyrna
On 15 May 1919 Greek troops landed at Smyrna with the consent of the powers. The shooting and killing of Turks that day inflamed Turkish resistance.
1920
August
10
The Treaty of Sèvres
On 10 August 1920 the Sultan's government signed a peace at Sèvres carving up the Ottoman Empire. Mustafa Kemal's movement overturned it by force.
1922
October
11
The Armistice of Mudanya
On 11 October 1922 at Mudanya on the Sea of Marmara, Ankara made an armistice with the Allies. Greece gave up Eastern Thrace and the war with Turkey ended.
November
01
The abolition of the Ottoman sultanate
On 1 November 1922 the Grand National Assembly in Ankara abolished the sultanate. The Ottoman dynasty lost power and Mehmed VI fled aboard a British warship.
1923
October
29
The proclamation of the Turkish Republic
On 29 October 1923 the Grand National Assembly in Ankara declared Turkey a republic and elected Mustafa Kemal as its first president.