Occupation of Constantinople
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The occupation of Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, by British, French, Italian, and Greek forces, took place in accordance with the Armistice of Mudros, which ended Ottoman participa
Louis Franchet d'Espèrey marching in Beyoğlu, 8 February 1919
Greek aviators at the San Stefano airfield, after the Mudros armistice
The armored cruiser Averof of the Greek Navy in the Bosphorus, 1919
Constantinople, 23 May 1919: Sultanahmet demonstrations against the Occupation of Smyrna by the Kingdom of Greece
During the Turkish War of Independence, the United Kingdom sought to undermine and contain the Turkish National Movement. London hoped the defeated Ottoman Empire would play a subservient role in its
Turkish forces enter Constantinople under the command of Şükrü Naili Pasha
Allied occupation forces on İstiklal Avenue, Constantinople
A cartoon drawn after David Lloyd George's resignation
A photo of Mahmud Barzanji