Dergiler / Çağdaş Türkiye Tarihi Araştırmaları Dergisi / 2016 / Cilt: 16 - Sayı: 33
ANTALYA’DA ANADOLU GAZETESİNE GÖRE LONDRA KONFERANSI’NA KATILAN ANKARA HEYETİ’NİN AVRUPA’YA YOLCULUĞU (6-22 ŞUBAT 1921)
- Sayfa
- 71–91
- DOI
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Özet
Bu çalışmada Milli Mücadele döneminde Londra Konferansı’na katılan Ankara
Abstract
The purpose this study was to describe the journey of Ankara Delegation, whoparticipated in London Conference during the Turkish National Struggle. Turkish GrandNational Assembly selected Antalya as a departure point. Details of the journey were obtainedmainly from Anatolia in Antalya Newspaper published in Antalya, and also supported bynational newspapers and reminiscences.The members of the delegation departed from Ankara on February 6, 1921. Theyfirst went to Afyon through Eskişehir by train then arrived to Antalya on Friday, February 11via Burdur with phaeton, because they couldn’t find an automobile. One day later the headof delegation Mr. Bekir Sami (Kunduh), who travelled with an automobile joined them inAntalya. The delegation first went to Rhodes with a torpedo boat named Konter belonging toItaly, thereafter they reached to Brindisi on February 16 with a destroyer named Audacieuxthen arrived to Rome. The delegation stayed in Rome for a few days during which they metwith Sforza, the Foreign Minister of Italy. In the mean time, they received an official invitationfrom London for the conference, upon which they came to London on February 22, 1921through Milano and Paris. During their journey new participants joined the delegation fromRome and Paris.