Occupation Period of Menemen (1919-1922): A Review Supported by Geographical Information
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2024
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E.U. Printing And Publishing House
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The 7th article of the Armistice of Mudros which has been signed due to Ottoman Empires lose World War I, gave Entente Powers the right of occupation of Ottoman territory. Greece, owing to that article, landed its army in Izmir on May 15, 1919, and started a brutal occupation. Menemen, a district of Izmir, exposed to that brutal, gory occupy on 22nd May. During the occupation of Menemen, Turkish-Muslim folk witnessed numerous grievous events and attacked by both Greek army and their local collaborators. Undoubtedly, the bloodiest one, called Bloody Tuesday on the other words Menemen Katliam & imath; (Massacre of Menemen), happened on June 17, 1919. This kind of savagery events has been occurring more than twelve hundred days throughout occupy. Because of their defeat of the Turkish War of Independence, the Greek army, escape and left Izmir completely as of September 9th. With the introduction of digital technologies into all areas of life, like the other branches of social sciences, historiography was undoubtedly affected by this process and took new research methodologies to the field. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) stand out as a prominent digital technological method. Realizing the potential of GIS, some historians have started to use these systems in historical researches. As a result, Historical GIS, a rapidly developing and new research area, has emerged. This interdisciplinary project, which examines the occupation period of Menemen, has been prepared to contribute to field. The goal of this study is to contribute methodologically to fields of history and historical geography by describing what happened during the occupation of Menemen (1919-1922) and mapping it using GIS.
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Turkish War of Independence, Armistice, Greek Occupation, Menemen, GIS Technologies
