Military occupation of Constantinople Occupation of Constantinople

the telegram house occupied on march 14. on night of march 15 british troops began occupy key buildings , arrest turkish nationalists. messy operation. 10th division , military music school resisted arrest. @ least 10 students killed gunfire british indian troops. total death toll unknown. on march 18 ottoman parliament met , sent protest allies; unacceptable arrest 5 of members declared parliament. marked end of ottoman political system. british move on parliament left sultan sole controller of empire; without parliament sultan stood alone british. beginning march 18, sultan become puppet of british foreign department, saying, there no 1 left blame coming ; sultan revealed own version of declaration of dissolution on april 11, after approximately 150 politicians exiled malta.

the dissolution of parliament followed raid , closing of journal yeni gün (new day). yeni gün owned yunus nadi abalıoğlu, influential journalist, , main media organ publishing news outside world.

official declaration, march 16, 1920

on march 16, 1920, third day of hostilities allied forces declared occupation:

in effort prevent spread of turkish nationalism, general sir george milne , allied force occupied İstanbul.

the allies gave assurances had no intention of taking on government.
the allies sought keep straits open , protect armenians.
the allies persuaded ottoman government denounce turkish nationalists , sent many exile.
the sultan had established damad ferid government.