1935 ASSASINATION PLOT AGAINST ATATÜRK AND THE REACTION OF THE PEOPLE OF ADANA
1935 YILINDA ATATÜRK’E KARŞI PLANLANAN SUİKAST TEŞEBBÜSÜ VE ADANA KAMUOYUNUN TEPKİSİ

Author : Erdem ÇANAK
Number of pages : 94-105

Abstract

The Republic of Turkey was founded after a war of liberation led by Atatürk against the imperialist. Atatürk launched a series of reforms after the independence in order to modernize the society. These reforms were accepted by the majority of people. However a group of people, who oppose Atatürk as the leader of independence movement and his reforms, emerged. After failing to start a rebellion to destroy Atatürk’s efforts, they showed their hatred and vengefulness by trying to kill him. But those attaempts also failed. The plot of 1935 which is said to be organized by Çerkez Ethem is one of those attempts. Ali Sait Ursavaş, who was a deputy of Urfa, is accused of cooperating with the plotters. But all the accused acquited since no solid evidence had been found. This paper will cover the 1935 assasination attampt on Atatürk’s life, how it was covered in local press in Adana and how the people of Adana reacted to this plot.

Keywords

Assasination on Atatürk, Çerkez Ethem, Ali Saip Ursavaş, Adana press, people of Adana

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