Word: turkeys
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Mustapha Kemal Pasha has disproved the adage, "Where is a Turk his own master?" by substituting the answer, "In Turkey! " for the usual retort, "In hell." These words sum up the fundamental characteristics of Kemal's policy. He stands today as the Emancipator of Turkey. He has lifted the people out of the slough of servile submission to alien authority, brought them to a realization of their inherent qualities and to an independence of thought and action...
History. The forerunning events leading up to the present situation are that Turkey refused to sign the Treaty of Sevres establishing the terms of peace that the Allied Powers were willing to grant her. In this Treaty Greece was given practically the whole of western Thrace and a large stretch of land in Asia Minor. On August 28 last year the Turks started their attack on the Greeks, and on September 9 Turkish troops entered Smyrna after the Greek army had left. France, Italy, and Britain on September 29 issued a note to Turkey inviting her to participate...
...Turkey: Active negotiations for a commercial treaty are on foot...
...Turkey-not entirely converted to peace. (P. 12.) The largest output of the largest publishing house-paid for by the people. (P. 25.) Hugo-Czar of German industry...
While making overtures to establish peace (see P. 8, "The Near East") Turkey is not neglecting her army. All Mohammedans in Constantinople between the ages of 23 and 39 have been ordered to present themselves at recruiting stations not later than Sunday, March...