1 November 1922
The sultanate is abolished
The Allies invite both the Assembly and the İstanbul government to the peace conference. To leave Turkey with one government, the Assembly abolishes the sultanate on 1 November 1922 and keeps the caliphate for now. Mehmed VI leaves İstanbul on a British warship on 17 November. Six centuries of Ottoman rule end.
The former sultan Mehmed VI arriving in Malta on a British warship, 9 December 1922Wikimedia Commons, Grand Studio, Malta; The Grand Studio, owned first by J.Mallia and later by F. Tabone was based since late Victorian times in Kingsway, Valletta. Its activities included portraiture and current events. Everett Collection, cf. alamy, Public domain (Former Ottoman Sultan Mehmed VI arrives in Malta on a British warship. 9 Dec 1922.jpg)
The Grand National Assembly building, Ankara, December 1922. Autochrome by Frédéric GadmerWikimedia Commons, Gadmer Frédéric, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Turquie, Angora, Palais de la Gde Assemblée - A37028.jpg)
Sources
- Andrew Mango, Atatürk (1999).
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