Assoc. Prof. Hacer Karabağ Arslan

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The liberation of Bursa and Mudanya

11 September – 11 October 1922

Bursa was freed from Greek occupation on 11 September 1922. The armistice signed at Mudanya on 11 October ended the Turkish-Greek fighting and set out the handover of Eastern Thrace.

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Captain Ruhi (Dinçer) and his comrades, among the first troops to enter Bursa.
Captain Ruhi (Dinçer) and his comrades, among the first troops to enter Bursa.Bursa Metropolitan Municipality City Museum Archive. Karabağ Arslan, History Studies 17/4 (2025), Image 6, p.929.
A model of the Tomb of Osman Gazi carried at the liberation rally in Ankara.
A model of the Tomb of Osman Gazi carried at the liberation rally in Ankara.Bursa Metropolitan Municipality City Museum Archive. Karabağ Arslan, History Studies 17/4 (2025), Image 7, p.930.
People of Bursa gathered at the Tomb of Osman Gazi after the city’s liberation.
People of Bursa gathered at the Tomb of Osman Gazi after the city’s liberation.Bursa Metropolitan Municipality City Museum Archive. Karabağ Arslan, History Studies 17/4 (2025), Image 8, p.930.
A postcard from the series Mehmed’s Story on the liberation of Bursa.
A postcard from the series Mehmed’s Story on the liberation of Bursa.“Kurtuluş Savaşı Kartpostalları: Mehmed’in Hikayesi”, Çağdaş Türkiye Tarihi Araştırmaları Dergisi 11/23 (2011), p.213. Karabağ Arslan, History Studies 17/4 (2025), Image 9, p.931.
People of Bursa waiting for Mustafa Kemal Pasha, 1922.
People of Bursa waiting for Mustafa Kemal Pasha, 1922.Bursa City Museum Archive. Atatürk Bursa’sında Modernleşme Lider ve Şehir, p.85.
Atatürk on the anniversary of Bursa’s liberation, 11 September 1924.
Atatürk on the anniversary of Bursa’s liberation, 11 September 1924.Bursa City Museum Archive. Atatürk Bursa’sında Modernleşme Lider ve Şehir, p.113.
Hâkimiyet-i Milliye on the Bursa visit, 24 October 1922.
Hâkimiyet-i Milliye on the Bursa visit, 24 October 1922.Hâkimiyet-i Milliye, 24 October 1922. Atatürk Bursa’sında Modernleşme Lider ve Şehir, p.90.
Press coverage of the meeting with teachers, 30 October 1922.
Press coverage of the meeting with teachers, 30 October 1922.Hâkimiyet-i Milliye, 30 October 1922. Atatürk Bursa’sında Modernleşme Lider ve Şehir, p.97.

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27 October 1922Şark Theatre: meeting the teachers

On 27 October 1922 Mustafa Kemal met teachers from Istanbul and Bursa at the Şark Theatre. In his speech he dwelt on education, science and the schooling of girls.

  • Atatürk Bursa’sında Modernleşme Lider ve Şehir, pp.94, 95

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