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- Title
HASAN TAHSİN VE “İLK KURŞUN” ÜZERİNE BİR LİTERATÜR ANALİZİ.
- Authors
VURAL, Mithat Kadri
- Abstract
At the end of the First World War, the Greek army following the decision taken at the Paris Conference on 15 May 1919 occupied Izmir. The unrest during the occupation suddenly appeared on the agenda of the Ottoman and Western public. When the Greek troops arrived at the quay in the morning, went through the Clock Tower and the Yellow Barracks and arrived at the entrance of Kemeralti, one or more shots were heard. Thereupon, the Greek soldiers first started shooting at the streets, the buildings connected to the area, the Government House and the Yellow Barracks, and as a result of the fire set by the Greek soldiers, many Muslims lost their lives and in a short time the occupation led to great chaos. A long period of years in Turkey, including the National Struggle period, there was no indication of a historical narrative that the War of Independence begun in Izmir with "the first bullet” against the Greek troops. Therefore, no name had been mentioned about who was the first to open fire until 1940s. Especially after the 1960s, the concept of “the first bullet” was added to the historical narrative with the name of Hasan Tahsin. This study, on one hand, aims to criticize the works considered references for the historical narrative on the issue that Hasan Tahsin was the first to open fire and the historical evidences presented in these works, rather than who was the first to open fire. On the other hand, this study aims to analyze the historical adventure of the discussions around Hasan Tahsin and “the first bullet"
- Publication
Tarih İncelemeleri Dergisi, 2019, Vol 34, Issue 1, p281
- ISSN
0257-4152
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18513/egetid.596151