THE PLACE AND IMPORTANCE OF TOKAT IN THE NATIONAL STRUGGLE
At the end of the First World War, immediately after the signing of the Armistice of Mondros on 30th October 1918, some part of the homeland that had not yet been occupied by the Allied Powers until this date also started to be occupied rapidly. Minorities, who wanted to turn this situation into an opportunity, intensified their massacre operations against the Turks in the areas they were in. In this process, the Greek and Armenian elements in Tokat and its surroundings took action to ensure that the Allied States intervened in this region based on the 7th and 24th articles of the Mudros Armistice Agreement; They also complained to the representatives of the Allied Powers that they were threatened by the Turks. Under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Pasha, the people of Tokat, who acted with the aim of obtaining their independence with a total struggle, quickly actualized the process of national organization in the name of their rightful cause. Tokat on the reorganization of the national forces, including the congresses process, the Last Ottoman Parliamentary Assembly and the Turkish Grand National Assembly; in the National Struggle by resisting the separatist actions of the Greek and Armenian mercenaries has an important place.
During the preparation of the study; The archive records of the Presidency of the State Archives, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and the Turkish Revolution History Institute, periodicals of the period, writings and examination works were used. In addition; the actions of the Greek and Armenian gangs were evaluated based on the data of The Times newspaper.