Institution

Grand National Assembly of Turkey

1920 · 20th century · Also known as Grand National Assembly

The Grand National Assembly of Turkey was opened by nationalist deputies in Ankara on 23 April 1920, after the Allies occupied Constantinople, and claimed sovereignty in the name of the nation under Mustafa Kemal. Its government won the War of Independence, abolished the Ottoman sultanate in 1922 and proclaimed the Republic of Turkey in 1923. It remains Turkey's parliament.

Grand National Assembly of Turkey
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Grand National Assembly of Turkey. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/grand-national-assembly-of-turkey
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