On the 19th of May, 1919, an Ottoman general stepped ashore at the Black Sea port city of Samsun. This marked the beginning of the Turkish War of Independence, and ultimately the end of the Ottoman Empire. The man's name was Mustafa Kemal, the soldier, statesman and reformer who would create the Republic of Turkey out of the rubble, and become its first president.
Dan is joined by Marc David Baer, Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He talks us through the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the rise of the man who became known as Atatürk.
Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Dougal Patmore.
Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Get a subscription for £1 per month for 3 months with code DANSNOW sign up at https://historyhit/subscription/
We'd love to hear from you- what do you want to hear an episode on? You can email the podcast at ds.hh@historyhit.com.
You can take part in our listener survey here.
The Royal Navy's Darkest Night & The Origins of Longitude
Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt: The Impossible Alliance that Won WWII
Twelve Caesars with Mary Beard
Marshal Pétain: Hero or Traitor?
Merlin, The Occult and British Politics
The Dynasty That Made Medieval France
Why Are We Drawn to Dictators?
The Atomic Bomb & Civil War Cigars: Greatest 'What Ifs' from History
The Battle of Okinawa
The Original Kamikaze: The Mongol Invasions of Japan
The Kamikaze Hunters
The Kamikaze Pilots
Rwandan Genocide Explained
Pontius Pilate
The Battle of Crécy
Iran & Israel: From Allies to Enemies
The Battle of El-Alamein Explained
Mao's China, The Berlin Wall and WWII Egypt: Witnessing History with Peter Snow
The Trial of Charles I
What is Zionism?
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
History Extra podcast
History Unplugged Podcast
Gone Medieval
Not Just the Tudors
Irish History Podcast