Occupation of the Defeated Empire Following the Ottoman defeat in World War I, the Armistice of Mudros was signed, and the armistice period began. The capital was occupied, security forces were placed virtually under the command of the occupying forces, and weapons were confiscated. The Greek occupation of Izmir fueled the already existing national resistance and created a more conducive environment for the spread of the desire for freedom among the people. While the nation's

Throughout history, debates have profoundly impacted women's position within society, and this issue has never been easily resolved. While the slogan of "equality" during the 1789 French Revolution aroused great hopes, women were excluded from this equality. Despite this, they continued to fight; Olympe de Gouges's 1791 Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Citizen ("Déclaration des droits de la femme et de la citoyenne"), with its statement that "Woman is born free a