As-Salaamu Alaikum.
Welcome back to Season 6 of the Islamic History Podcast.
In this season, we are discussing one hundred years of Middle Eastern history after the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
This is episode 6-5: Ataturk and Turkey.
Before we get into the episode, let’s do a brief recap of where we are so far.
- The Allied powers occupy Anatolia after the Ottoman Empire signs the armistice agreement
- British Prime Minister Lloyd George uses the Ottoman Sultan to carry out his plan to carve up Anatolia
- Lloyd George declares “Turkey is no more” after the puppet Ottoman government signs the Treaty of Sevres
- However, General Mustafa Kemal Pasha is leading a resistance movement against the occupation