Committee for the Defense of Rights

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The Committee for the Defense of Rights was a Turkish nationalist political organization that emerged in the late Ottoman period and played a key role in the struggle leading to the establishment of the Republic of Turkey.

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Committee for the Defense of Rights canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkish nationalist organization
political organization
activePeriod Turkish War of Independence
late Ottoman period
aimedAt international recognition of Turkish sovereignty
rejection of foreign-imposed peace terms
areaOfActivity Anatolia
Thrace
associatedWith Ankara Government
Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
country Ottoman Empire
Turkey
goal creation of a sovereign Turkish state
defense of the political rights of the Turkish nation
defense of the territorial integrity of the Ottoman Turkish lands
resistance to foreign occupation
historicalContext occupation of Istanbul
post-World War I settlements
ideology Turkish nationalism
national independence
influenced Kemalist reforms
establishment of the Republic of Turkey
language Turkish
legacy foundational role in modern Turkish politics
symbol of resistance to foreign domination
location Anatolia
Rumelia
linked to: Rumelia Eyalet
mergedInto Republican People's Party
movement Turkish National Movement
opposedTo Allied occupation of Anatolia
Treaty of Sèvres
partition of the Ottoman Empire
partOf Turkish National Movement
politicalPosition anti-imperialist
nationalist
precededBy Committee of Union and Progress
religionContext Islam
resultedIn strengthening of the Ankara-based nationalist leadership
weakening of the Istanbul government
supportedBy Turkish nationalists
usedMethod coordination of armed resistance
organization of local resistance committees
political mobilization
propaganda

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Committee of Union and Progress successor Committee for the Defense of Rights