OĞUZ, İsmail Celal Bayar Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi - İlköğretim Bölümü, Turkey , GÜLMEZ, Nurettin Celal Bayar Üniversitesi - Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi - Tarih Bölümü, Turkey

DEMIRCI GOVERNOR IBRAHIM ETHEM BEY AND DEMIRCI RAIDERS

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Ibrahim Ethem Bey was appointed as Demirci district governor by the Ankara Government (The Grand National Assembly of Turkey) at the beginning of the War of Independence. Demirci district was bordered on Greek occupation zone, and faced a threat of occupation. Demirci district Governor İbrahim Ethem Bey established an organization called Raiders of Demirci (Demirci Akıncıları). He set up the authority of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey around Balıkesir, Manisa, and Kütahya regions. This military organization conducted nearly 1.5 years of guerrilla warfare against Greek occupation forces. In this study, the organization called Raiders of Demirci established by İbrahim Ethem Bey, the district governor of Demirci, is analyzed

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İbrahim Ethem , Demirci , District Governor , Raiders of Demirci

Celal Bayar University Journal Of Social Sciences

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