The Official Occupation of İstanbul by the Allies and Their Activities
Ş. Can Erdem
Keywords: İstanbul, Occupation, Public Security, Minorities, Entente States
Abstract
The official occupation of İstanbul on 16 March 1920, brought about "public security problem". Especially, behaviours of the soldiers of Allies and the minorities expanded this problem; They were seizing dwellings, insulting to Turks and usurping the valuable things of them. Also they were assaulting the sacred values as flag and azan. Stealing "sikke" and gold abroad by post packets. This article is aiming to put forth the "public security problem" utilizing from the Ottoman archive documents.