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How World War I Ended the Ottoman Empire Forever — Fexingo History

How World War I Ended the Ottoman Empire Forever — Fexingo History

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 World War I did not merely redraw borders—it extinguished the Ottoman Empire after six centuries of rule. This show, hosted by Lucas and Luna, traces the empire's final decades from the Tanzimat reforms and the Young Turk Revolution to the disastrous alliances with Germany, the Armenian Genocide, the Arab Revolt led by T.E. Lawrence, and the decisive battles at Gallipoli and Megiddo. We explore how wartime famine, British intelligence, and the Sykes-Picot Agreement carved up Ottoman lands into mandates, setting the stage for modern Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestine. Through the fall of Baghdad, Jerusalem, and Damascus, we examine the sultan's caliphate, the rise of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and the Treaty of Lausanne that finally buried the 'Sick Man of Europe.' A century later, the legacies of those collapsed borders still fuel conflicts from Mosul to Aleppo. This is the story of how one war ended an empire—and launched a century of upheaval.

#OttomanEmpire #WorldWarI #MiddleEastHistory #SickManOfEurope #GallipoliCampaign #SykesPicotAgreement #ArmenianGenocide #YoungTurks #TELawrence #ArabRevolt #TreatyOfSevres #MustafaKemalAtaturk #TreatyOfLausanne #HagiaSophia #Tughra #FexingoHistory #History #Podcast

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  • The Last Caliph: Abdülmecid II and the End of an Era — Fexingo History

    The Last Caliph: Abdülmecid II and the End of an Era — Fexingo History
    Apr 27 2026
    When the Turkish Grand National Assembly abolished the sultanate in 1922, the Ottoman Empire was already a ghost. But what about the caliphate? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the strange, twilight reign of Abdülmecid II, the last caliph of Islam. From his coronation in a quiet Istanbul palace, his tenuous relationship with Mustafa Kemal, to his sudden expulsion on a cold March night in 1924, this is the story of a man who never asked for power but found himself the symbol of a lost empire. Along the way, we uncover the political maneuvers in Ankara that sealed his fate, the controversy over the caliphate's future, and the quiet life he built in exile. Featuring the Indian Khilafat Movement, the role of İsmet İnönü, and the final, poignant moment when Abdülmecid was given thirty-six hours to leave Turkey forever.

    #AbdLmecidII #LastCaliph #OttomanCaliphate #MustafaKemal #SmetNN #KhilafatMovement #DolmabahEPalace #AbolitionOfCaliphate #1924 #TurkishRepublic #Istanbul #Ankara #Exile #OttomanHistory #EarlyRepublic #History #FexingoHistory #Podcast #OttomanEmpire #WorldWarI

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  • The Last Sultan: Mehmed VI's Exile from Istanbul — Fexingo History

    The Last Sultan: Mehmed VI's Exile from Istanbul — Fexingo History
    Apr 26 2026
    In the autumn of 1922, the last Ottoman sultan, Mehmed VI Vahideddin, fled Istanbul in the dead of night aboard the HMS Malaya, never to return. This episode follows the final months of his reign: the collapse of the sultanate, the last imperial Friday selamlık ceremony, his clandestine plea to British General Sir Charles Harington, and the legal and emotional stripping of his title. We explore the fate of the Ottoman dynasty after the abolition of the sultanate in November 1922, the subsequent exile of over 140 members of the House of Osman, and how the new Turkish Republic under Mustafa Kemal Atatürk methodically dismantled Ottoman sovereignty. Drawing on the memoirs of Mehmed's aides and British diplomatic cables, we uncover the quiet desperation of a sultan abandoned by his allies and his own people, and the exile decree that barred him—and all his descendants—from ever setting foot in Turkey again.

    #MehmedVI #LastSultan #OttomanExile #AbolitionOfSultanate #HMSMalaya #SirCharlesHarington #MustafaKemal #HouseOfOsman #TurkishRepublic #1922 #Sultanate #Exile #Istanbul #SelamlK #OttomanHistory #FexingoHistory #History #WWI #OttomanEmpire #WorldWarI

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  • The Greek Catastrophe: Smyrna 1922 — Fexingo History

    The Greek Catastrophe: Smyrna 1922 — Fexingo History
    Apr 26 2026
    In September 1922, the ancient Greek city of Smyrna—modern-day Izmir—burned for days, marking the final act of the Greco-Turkish War and the end of the Ottoman Empire's Greek presence. This episode dives into the Great Fire of Smyrna, a catastrophe that killed tens of thousands and uprooted centuries-old communities. Lucas and Luna explore the background of the Greek invasion of Anatolia in 1919, the rise of the Turkish National Movement under Mustafa Kemal, and the pivotal Battle of Sakarya. They discuss the role of Nikolaos Trikoupis, the Greek commander who surrendered, and the controversial figure of Chrysostomos, the Greek Orthodox metropolitan who was lynched by a mob. The episode also touches on the population exchange that followed, which reshaped the demographics of both Greece and Turkey. Drawing on first-hand accounts from Ernest Hemingway and others, Lucas paints a vivid picture of the chaos, the fire's disputed origins, and the human cost of a war that ended the Ottoman dream of empire for good.

    #GreatFireOfSmyrna #GrecoTurkishWar #MustafaKemal #NikolaosTrikoupis #Chrysostomos #BattleOfSakarya #PopulationExchange #ErnestHemingway #Smyrna1922 #TurkishWarOfIndependence #OttomanEmpire #GreekGenocide #LloydGeorge #Hellenism #Izmir #TreatyOfLausanne #History #FexingoHistory #WorldWarI #MiddleEastHistory

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