Elvıye-i Selase And Batum In The Course Of Turkish War Of Independance


Elviye-i Selase is a given name for the area which consists of Kars, Ardahan and Batum under The Ottoman Empire. After The Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878, this region has remained under the Russian administration during 40 years as the war compensation. This region was joined again to Turkey with the Treaty of Brest- Litovsk which was done between Turkey and Russia. Elviye-i Selase is exist in the boundary of Misak-ı Milli which was formed in the course of Turkish War of Independence. But Soviet Russia had a tendency to get again Batum at the first occasion. Batum had a great importance in the negotiations between Turkish Government and Soviet- Russia. With the Treaty of Moscow 16 March, 1921, Kars and Ardahan were left in Turkey but Turkey had to leave Batum in Russia. In this study, it was examined status of Elviye-i Selase in the course of Turkish War of Independence and to leave of Batum.


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Batum, Elviye-i Selase, Turkish War of Independance

Author : Mustafa BAKAN
Number of pages: 733-748
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7827/TurkishStudies.528
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Journal of Turkish Studies
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