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    Turkey achieved independence in 1923 after the fall of the Ottoman Empire following World War I. The Ottoman Empire had ruled Turkey for over 600 years prior to its defeat in World War I. Under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Turkish nationalists fought against occupying forces and achieved a major victory in 1922, ending the Turkish War of Independence. In 1923, the Treaty of Lausanne formally recognized Turkey's independence and established its current borders. Turkey has been an independent and sovereign state since 1923.

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    Turkey achieved independence in 1923 after the fall of the Ottoman Empire following World War I. The Ottoman Empire had ruled Turkey for over 600 years prior to its defeat in World War I. Under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Turkish nationalists fought against occupying forces and achieved a major victory in 1922, ending the Turkish War of Independence. In 1923, the Treaty of Lausanne formally recognized Turkey's independence and established its current borders. Turkey has been an independent and sovereign state since 1923.

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    Turkey achieved independence in 1923 after the fall of the Ottoman Empire following World War I. The Ottoman Empire had ruled Turkey for over 600 years prior to its defeat in World War I. Under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Turkish nationalists fought against occupying forces and achieved a major victory in 1922, ending the Turkish War of Independence. In 1923, the Treaty of Lausanne formally recognized Turkey's independence and established its current borders. Turkey has been an independent and sovereign state since 1923.

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    Turkey

    Independence
    HISTORY
    1923

    TURKEY IS A COUNTRY THAT ACHIEVED ITS


    INDEPENDENCE IN 1923, AFTER THE FIRST WORLD WAR
    AND THE FALL OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE. BEFORE ITS
    INDEPENDENCE, THE TERRITORY THAT TODAY MAKES
    UP TURKEY HAD BEEN PART OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
    FOR MORE THAN 600 YEARS.
    1918
    In 1918, the Ottoman Empire was
    defeated in World War I and was
    forced to sign the Treaty of
    Sèvres in 1920, which called for
    the dissolution of the empire and
    the creation of a series of
    independent states on its
    territory. This treaty was very
    unpopular with the Turks, who
    felt humiliated and frustrated by
    the loss of their empire.
    1922
    Under the leadership of Mustafa
    Kemal Atatürk, a Turkish
    nationalist movement began to
    take shape and fight against the
    foreign occupying forces in the
    country. In 1922, Turkish forces
    achieved a major victory at the
    Battle of Dumlupınar, ending the
    Turkish war of independence.
    Finally, in 1923, the Treaty of
    Lausanne was signed, which
    recognized the independence of Turkey
    and established its current borders.
    This treaty also guaranteed the
    protection of ethnic minorities in Turkey
    and established the political and legal
    system of the new Turkish state.

    1923
    Since then, Turkey has
    Finally
    been a sovereign and
    independent state, and
    has experienced a series
    of political, social and
    economic changes in its
    recent history. Today, it is
    a democratic and secular
    republic that is located in
    a strategic geographical
    position between Europe
    and Asia.

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