Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's "Greatest Work," the Republic of Turkey, Celebrates its 101st Anniversary
Following the liberation of Anatolia from enemy occupation, the proclamation of the republic by the Turkish Grand National Assembly on October 29, 1923, opened a new chapter in Turkey's history, enshrining the principle "Sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the nation" at the heart of the government.
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The independence torch that Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lit by landing in Samsun on May 19, 1919, continues to burn brightly thanks to the great struggle of the Turkish people. The existence of the new Turkish state was officially recognized with the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne on July 24, 1923.
Two months after the convening of the Second Turkish Grand National Assembly, on October 13, 1923, Ankara became the seat of the Turkish government. At that point, it became necessary to clearly define the name of the new regime and to elect the head of the new state.
Until that day, Mustafa Kemal Pasha held the duties of head of state as the Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. Meanwhile, some foreign countries were seeking a clearer definition of Turkey's new state regime as a condition for ratifying the Treaty of Lausanne.
On October 27, 1923, the resignation of the Council of Ministers and the inability to form a new cabinet with the confidence of the Assembly required an urgent solution to the matter.
Source: AA