Author(s): İsmail Efe / Language(s): Turkish
Issue: 60/2018
The Entente States, which believe that the Ottoman Empire was tied up with the Armistice of Mondros, from the beginning of January 1919, he began to intensify his activities in Sinop region. Istanbul Government, to take measures to prevent the occupation of the region in violation of the conditions of the armistice. Government, On January 11, 1919, Preveze decided to send Gambotun to Sinop. Mustafa Kemal Pasha, who visited Sinop on May 18, 1919, warnings were also found in his meeting with the elders of the city. National activities accelerated in Sinop. First protest rallies were held in Sinop and its districts by Greeks in Izmir. To the Istanbul Government, Protest telegrams were taken to the representatives of the Entente States. 1919 In the first week of August, Sinop Defense of Rights Association was founded. When Muhittin Pasha was in Kastamonu, at the command of the Sinop Mevkii Command, Coast Guard Artillery Team Command and Sinop Gendarmerie Team Command were formed. In connection with the authority and liaison to Sinop, On January 10, 1921, the Military Police (Moon Pe) Organization was established. The Turkish Army, which fought on the Western Front Sinop Harbor, Taşyanağı Pier, Gerze Pier and the ports and wharves within the Sanjak Sinop Sanjak have performed important tasks. Sinop, who gave all kinds of support to the National Struggle with his life, The number of martyrs on the Western Front was 1,118. Sinoplular Monopoly Commissions and the Hilal-i Ahmer Society through a large amount of food, sent to Western Front by collecting clothing and weapons.
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