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The Turkish National Movement encompasses the political and military activities of the Turkish revolutionaries
Turkish revolutionaries

Turkish revolutionaries were patriots of the Turkish national movement who rebelled against the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire by the Allies of World War I in the aftermath of the Armistice of Mudros which ended the Ottoman Empire's participation in World War I; and against the Treaty of S?vres in 1920, which was signed by the Ottoman go...
 which resulted with the creation and shaping of the Republic of Turkey, a consequence of the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire
Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire

The Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire was a political event that occurred after World War I. The huge conglomeration of territories and peoples formerly ruled by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire was divided into several new nations....
 in the aftermath of World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
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The Turkish National Movement encompasses the political and military activities of the Turkish revolutionaries
Turkish revolutionaries

Turkish revolutionaries were patriots of the Turkish national movement who rebelled against the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire by the Allies of World War I in the aftermath of the Armistice of Mudros which ended the Ottoman Empire's participation in World War I; and against the Treaty of S?vres in 1920, which was signed by the Ottoman go...
 which resulted with the creation and shaping of the Republic of Turkey, a consequence of the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire
Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire

The Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire was a political event that occurred after World War I. The huge conglomeration of territories and peoples formerly ruled by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire was divided into several new nations....
 in the aftermath of World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
. The Turkish people
Turkish people

The Turkish people , also known as "Turks" are defined mainly as citizens of the Republic of Turkey. An early history text provided the definition of being a Turk as "any individual within the Republic of Turkey, whatever his faith who speaks Turkish, grows up with Turkish culture and adopts the Turkish ideal is a Turk." This ideal...
 would gradually unite around the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Pasha and the authority of the Turkish Grand National Assembly set up in Ankara
Ankara

Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and the country's List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of cities in Turkey after Istanbul....
, which pursued the Turkish War of Independence
Turkish War of Independence

The Turkish War of Independence is the political and military resistance developed by Turkish revolutionaries to the Allies of World War I partitioning of the Ottoman Empire after its defeat in World War I....
.

The movement terminated the Treaty of Sèvres
Treaty of Sèvres

The Treaty of S?vres was the peace treaty between the Ottoman Empire and Allies of World War I at the end of World War I. The Treaty of Versailles was signed with Germany before this treaty to annul the German concessions including the economic rights and enterprises....
 and negotiated the Treaty of Lausanne
Treaty of Lausanne

The Treaty of Lausanne was a peace treaty signed in Lausanne, Switzerland, that settled the Anatolian and Eastern Thrace parts of the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire by annulment of the Treaty of S?vres that was signed by the Istanbul-based Sublime Porte; as the consequence of the Turkish War of Independence between the Allies of World W...
, assuring recognition of the national borders, termed Misak-i Milli
Misak-i Millî

Misak-i Mill? is the set of six important decisions made by the last term of the Ottoman Parliament. Parliament met on 28 January 1920 and published their decisions on 12 February 1920....
 (National Oath).

The national forces were gathered around a progressively defined political ideology that is generally termed "Kemalism", or "Atatürkism". Its basic principles stress the Republic
Republic

A republic is a state or country that is not led by a hereditary monarch but in which the people have an impact on its government. The word originates from the Latin term res publica....
 - a form of government representing the power of the electorate, secular administration (laïcité
Laïcité

In French language, la?cit? is a France concept of a secular society, connoting the absence of religious involvement in government affairs as well as absence of government involvement in religious affairs ....
), nationalism
Nationalism

Nationalism refers to an ideology, a feeling, a form of culture, or a social movement that focuses on the nation. While there is significant debate over the historical origins of nations, nearly all Expert accept that nationalism, at least as an ideology and social movement, is a Modernity phenomenon originating in Europe....
, a mixed economy with state participation in many sectors (as opposed to state socialism
State socialism

State socialism, broadly speaking, is any variety of socialism which relies on control of the means of production by the state, either through state ownership or regulation....
), and national modernization.