The Formation and Development Process of the Republic Navy (1923-1938)

Figen Atabey

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The Formation and Development Process of the Republic Navy (1923-1938)

Authors:

Figen Atabey

Publisher:

Selcuk University

Main Topics:

Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Tarihi

Journal:

Selçuk Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi Issue 59 Cumhuriyet’in 100. Yılı Özel Sayısı, pp.317-340

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001301639

pISSN:

1300-5766

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Abstract:

 Almost all of the navy, which was transferred from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic of Turkey, was damaged and neglected. Great efforts were needed to restructure the navy. President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk gave the signal that he would take action for the construction of the Republic Navy during her Black Sea trip in September 1924 with the cruiser Hamidiye. In line with the directives of Atatürk, who saw strengthening the navy as a national issue, breakthroughs such as the establishment of the Naval Ministry, the repair of the Yavuz battlecruiser, the inclusion of modern ships in the naval inventory, and the construction of a naval base in Gölcük were carried out gradually. The signing of the Montreux Straits Convention on 20 July 1936 and the unconditional Turkish domination of the Straits gave a great impetus to the strengthening process of the Republic Navy. The aim of the study is to examine the fifteen-year process leading to the creation of the Turkish military naval power from nothing with the proclamation of the Republic. In the study, the process in question was evaluated by making use of archival documents as well as reference sources on the subject and newspaper news of the period.

 Almost all of the navy, which was transferred from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic of Turkey, was damaged and neglected. Great efforts were needed to restructure the navy. President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk gave the signal that he would take action for the construction of the Republic Navy during her Black Sea trip in September 1924 with the cruiser Hamidiye. In line with the directives of Atatürk, who saw strengthening the navy as a national issue, breakthroughs such as the establishment of the Naval Ministry, the repair of the Yavuz battlecruiser, the inclusion of modern ships in the naval inventory, and the construction of a naval base in Gölcük were carried out gradually. The signing of the Montreux Straits Convention on 20 July 1936 and the unconditional Turkish domination of the Straits gave a great impetus to the strengthening process of the Republic Navy. The aim of the study is to examine the fifteen-year process leading to the creation of the Turkish military naval power from nothing with the proclamation of the Republic. In the study, the process in question was evaluated by making use of archival documents as well as reference sources on the subject and newspaper news of the period.

 Almost all of the navy, which was transferred from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic of Turkey, was damaged and neglected. Great efforts were needed to restructure the navy. President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk gave the signal that he would take action for the construction of the Republic Navy during her Black Sea trip in September 1924 with the cruiser Hamidiye. In line with the directives of Atatürk, who saw strengthening the navy as a national issue, breakthroughs such as the establishment of the Naval Ministry, the repair of the Yavuz battlecruiser, the inclusion of modern ships in the naval inventory, and the construction of a naval base in Gölcük were carried out gradually. The signing of the Montreux Straits Convention on 20 July 1936 and the unconditional Turkish domination of the Straits gave a great impetus to the strengthening process of the Republic Navy. The aim of the study is to examine the fifteen-year process leading to the creation of the Turkish military naval power from nothing with the proclamation of the Republic. In the study, the process in question was evaluated by making use of archival documents as well as reference sources on the subject and newspaper news of the period.

 Osmanlı Devletinden Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devletine devrolunan donanmanın neredeyse tamamı arızalı ve bakımsızdı. Donanmanın yapılandırılması için büyük gayretlere ihtiyaç vardı. Cumhurbaşkanı Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Eylül 1924te Hamidiye kruvazörü ile gerçekleştirdiği Karadeniz gezisinde Cumhuriyet Donanmasının inşası için harekete geçileceğinin sinyalini verdi. Donanmayı güçlendirmeyi milli bir mesele olarak gören Atatürkün direktifleri doğrultusunda Bahriye Vekâletinin kurulması, Yavuz gemisinin onarımı, modern gemilerin donanma envanterine katılması, Gölcükte bir deniz üssü inşası gibi atılımlar kademeli bir şekilde gerçekleştirildi. 20 Temmuz 1936da Montreux Boğazlar Sözleşmesinin imzalanması ve Boğazların tekrar kayıtsız şartsız Türk hâkimiyetine girmesi Cumhuriyet Donanmasının güçlenme sürecine büyük bir ivme kazandırdı. Cumhuriyet Donanması 1936 yılında gerçekleştirdiği Malta ve Yunanistan liman ziyaretleri ile Türkiye Cumhuriyetinin kısa sürede oluşturduğu deniz gücünü gururla tüm dünyaya gösterme fırsatını yakaladı. Çalışmanın amacı Cumhuriyetin ilanı ile birlikte Türk askerî deniz gücünün yoktan var edilmesine giden on beş yıllık süreci incelemektir. Çalışmada bahse konu süreç, arşiv belgelerinin yansıra konuya ilişkin başvuru kaynaklarından ve dönemin gazete haberlerinden istifade edilerek, değerlendirildi.

Article Details

The Formation and Development Process of the Republic Navy (1923-1938)

Authors:

Figen Atabey

Publisher:

Selcuk University

Main Topics:

Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Tarihi

Journal:

Selçuk Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi Issue 59 Cumhuriyet’in 100. Yılı Özel Sayısı, pp.317-340

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001301639

pISSN:

1300-5766

President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Republic Navy

Naval Ministry

Yavuz Battlecruiser

Gölcük.Cumhurbaşkanı Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Cumhuriyet Donanması

Bahriye Vekâleti

Yavuz Muharebe Kruvazörü

Gölcük.

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Figen Atabey

Publisher: Selcuk University

Main Topics: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Tarihi

Journal: Selçuk Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi Issue 59 Cumhuriyet’in 100. Yılı Özel Sayısı, pp.317-340

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 10/2023

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001301639

pISSN: 1300-5766

Issues

Authors:

Figen Atabey

Publisher:

Selcuk University

Main Topics:

Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Tarihi

Journal:

Selçuk Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi Issue 59 Cumhuriyet’in 100. Yılı Özel Sayısı, pp.317-340

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001301639

pISSN:

1300-5766