The Victory of Radical Republicanism
The Victory of Radical Republicanism
This chapter discusses how in the aftermath of the War of Independence, the abolition of the monarchy in 1922 was followed by the monarch's flight from the country, ushering in a smooth establishment of the new regime. Modern Turkish historiography has assumed that abolishing the sultanate and proclaiming the Republic ensued with little debate or deliberation, and both were made possible by the outstanding character of Mustafa Kemal. However, the claim the Turkish republicanism was shaped merely by Mustafa Kemal's ideas deliberately ignores the competing conceptions of republicanism—radical, Islamic, and liberal—that fought one another in the revolutionary context for political dominance. It also understates the depth of republican thinking within opposition circles and groups.
Keywords: War of Independence, Turkish historiography, Turkish Republic, sultanate, Mustafa Kemal, republicanism
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