History of The Republic of Turkey

History Of The Republic Of Turkey

The Republic of Turkey was created after the overthrow of Sultan Mehmet VI Vahdettin by the new Republican Parliament in 1922. This new regime delivered the coup de grâce to the Ottoman state which had been practically wiped away from the world stage following the First World War.

Read more about History Of The Republic Of Turkey:  Single-party Period, 1923–1946, Multi-party Period, 1946–present

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