Author(s)

Elnur Hasan Mikail¹, Andaç Karabulut²

¹Department of Political Sciences and International Relations, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey.
²Department of Political Sciences and International Relations, Istanbul Esenyurt University, Istanbul, Turkey.

It has been understood that during the Seyh Sait Rebellion in East Anatolia, the Prime Minister Fethi Bey had a talk with the Leaders of this Party, that he had warned them and suggested to moderate or totally remove the Party organizations there. As this revolt became a dangerous face, the Government legalized the proposed Law concerning “the Religion must not be an instrument for the Politics” on the 25th of February 1925. However, after the questioning proposal in the C.H.P group with 18 signs concerning the facts in the East, there was held a vote of confidence for the Government and the cabinet resigned as a mistrust result for Fethi Bey with 60 dissential votes from 94 total votes. Ismet Pasa was charged with the duty to set up a new cabinet. In view of the Seyh Sait Rebellion, it has been seen that the Progressive-minded Party supported the cabinet of Fethi Bey and moreover, that the Leader Kazim Karabekir Pasa responded the martial Law decision of this Government as constructive and that he condemned this Rebellion by saying that: those who put the national presence in danger by procuring the religion as an instrument are deserving curse. This behaviour is infidelity to the country about the Rebellion.

Political Developments, Turkey, Ataturk, Kazim Karabekir Pasha, Progressive Republican Party, Free Republican Party, The Menemen Incident

Mikail, E. and Karabulut, A. (2017) The Political Developments in Turkey during Ataturk’s Period. Open Journal of Political Science, 7, 511-523. doi: 10.4236/ojps.2017.74040.