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The Foundation Of The Society for Defence of Rights
With the coming of Mustafa kemal to Amasya The Society for Defence of Rights
gained speed, and came together in The School of Atik-i Ali. Müfti Hadji
Hafiz Tevfik Bey reminded the speeches of the Pasha the day before and said
“After this time we,you or Amasya people will account in the
history.”
The Society for Defence of Rights consisted of the important people in
Amasya. The inspector of the 9th army Mustafa Kemal attended the meeting and
said; “I believe that The Society for Defence of Rights will work for
the happiness of the country and the Nation and I congratulate the people
who will have responsibilities.”
The election of the people who would have the responsibilities in this
socety was made. Mufti Hadji Tevfik Bey became the president of the society
with the majority of the votes. The names of the people who would work in
the Society were these;
Müfti Hadji Hafız Tevfik Efendi, The mayor Topçuzade Mustafa Bey,
Abdurrahman Kamil Efendi, Hodja Bahaeddin Efendi, Sheik Cemaleddin Efendi,
Harputizade Hasan Efendi, Topçuzade Ali Bey, Topçuzade Hilmi Bey, Eytan
Manager Ali Efendi, Hacımahmudzade Mustafa Efendi, Miralayzade Hamdi Bey,
Kofzade Mustafa, Şirinzade Mahmud, Melekzade Süleyman, Veysibeyzade Sıtkı
Bey, Seyfizade Ragıp, Yumukosmanzade Hamdi Efendi, Arpacızade Hürrem Bey.
“I will never go to anywhere from Anatolia!...”
Mustafa Kemal send a letter to the First Army Corps Commander Cafer Tayyar
Bey to Edirne, in his letter he had evaluated the general situation in
Anatolia, and he said it would be suitable to organize a congress in Sivas
which is out of Istanbul and out of the control of foreign countries. And it
would be suitable to ensure attending two people from every province as
delegates.
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