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national struggle step by step

We invite you to travel through history with the catalogue created with our philatelic products, with which we show the national struggle
realized under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Pasha with many original documents, photographs and objects with different techniques that
was implemented for the first time in the history of PTT Corp.

We present to the delight of our people this special collection created with the applications postmarks of the places for which the first day and
special date cancellations of all the first day and special date stamped products are used in commemoration of “The Centenary of the National
Struggle” in 2019 by PTT Corp.

This struggle started with the aim of liberating the Anatolian people from Kemal Pasha, who was removed from the office as an inspector during the
captivity and establishing a fully independent country in the face of the preparations of the Congress, announced his resignation from his military
occupation of the major states; started with Mustafa Kemal Pasha moving service in a telegram sent to the Sultan and the Ministry of War during the
from Istanbul to Samsun on 19 May 1919 by Bandırma Ferry. night. Having lost all his powers, Mustafa Kemal Pasha continued his way
taking his power from the nation afterwards.
On May 25, 1919, Mustafa Kemal Pasha departed from Samsun and arrived
in Havza with his friends and the first circular was written in Mesudiye Hotel The second step was taken with the Congress of Erzurum between 23 July -
on May 28-29, 1919 and was sent from Havza telegraph office. In this circular, August 7, 1919 for the establishment of the National Struggle union in Anatolia.
national protest movements and rallies were asked to begin by drawing Mustafa Kemal Pasha expressed for the first time in Erzurum Congress the
attention to the danger posed by the Greek occupation of Izmir and the idea that a new state based on national sovereignty should be established.
Aegean.
The next stop was Sivas, which was the most reliable place of Anatolia in all
Mustafa Kemal Pasha continued his work in Havza until 12 June and moved to aspects, far from the occupations. The only national congress held during
Amasya with his delegation. It was announced in Amasya that there would be the years of National Struggle was the Congress held in Sivas between 4-11
a struggle to establish an independent state with the support of the people. September 1919. In order to support the National Forces movement, a nine-
With Amasya Circular that was converted into a written document on June membered Representative Committee was formed and Mustafa Kemal Pasha
21-22, 1919, the statemens of “The integrity of the homeland, the freedom was elected as its chairman. With the decision taken as “The Representative
(independence) of the nation is in danger.”, “The nation’s determination and Committee represents the whole country”, the powers of the delegation been
decision will again save the nation’s independence.” were highlighted. made valid for the whole country. Thus, a big step was taken towards the
opening of a new parliament based on the national will with the presence of
Mustafa Kemal Pasha departed Amasya on June 26 to attend the Congress a new government to lead the National Struggle in Anatolia apart from the
to be held in Erzurum, and arrived in Erzurum on July 3, 1919. Mustafa Government of Istanbul.