After the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the First World War, the Allies set about carving up the Ottoman Empire among the victors. While they did succeed in carving up the Empire's holdings in the Middle East, there was one area they were not able to carve up: Turkey itself. In the Treaty of Sevres, Edirne and Izmir was given to Greece, Afyon, Konya and Antalya became a Italian zone of influence, Adana, Diyarbakir Sivas were made a French zone of influence, Trabzon, Erzurum and Var were to be given to Armenia and Istanbul and Canakkale were to be made international zones. Turkey was to retain only Bursa, Ankara and Samsun.
However, the Grand National Assembly, Turkey's provisional government, led by the Turkish National Movement and war hero Mustafa Kamal Ataturk, refused to abide by the Treaty and waged war against the Allies, and the remnants of the Ottoman regime, during the Turkish War of Independence. Ataturk's loyalists were able to defeat France, Armenia and Greece in separate conflicts, the latter being the one to convince the Allies that it was almost impossible to force the Treaty of Sevres on the Turks. After much re-negotiation, the Treaties of Kars and Lusanne were signed in 1921 and 1923, respectively. The Treaty of Lusanne effectively saved Turkey from becoming a rump state, with the only sacrifice being the Turkish government giving up all claims of the Ottoman Empire.
But, what if the Grand National Assembly was unable to fight against the Allies and they lost the Turkish of War of Independence?
However, the Grand National Assembly, Turkey's provisional government, led by the Turkish National Movement and war hero Mustafa Kamal Ataturk, refused to abide by the Treaty and waged war against the Allies, and the remnants of the Ottoman regime, during the Turkish War of Independence. Ataturk's loyalists were able to defeat France, Armenia and Greece in separate conflicts, the latter being the one to convince the Allies that it was almost impossible to force the Treaty of Sevres on the Turks. After much re-negotiation, the Treaties of Kars and Lusanne were signed in 1921 and 1923, respectively. The Treaty of Lusanne effectively saved Turkey from becoming a rump state, with the only sacrifice being the Turkish government giving up all claims of the Ottoman Empire.
But, what if the Grand National Assembly was unable to fight against the Allies and they lost the Turkish of War of Independence?