The Last Days of the Ottoman Empire
| Sultan Vahideddin (Mehmet VI) departing from the Backdoor of his Palace in Istambul. The sombre mood at that moment was caused by the anticipated taking over of power by Ataturk. Few days after this picture was taken, the Sultan was deposed and exiled (along with his son) on a British warship to Malta (Nov 17 1922), then to St remo, Italy where he eventually died in 1926. His body was buried in Damascus at the courtyard of Tekkya of Sultan Suleiman. The new leader of Turkey was president Ataturk. Ismat Inunu, who succeeded ataturk as president of Turkey, can be seen in his white uniform saluting the Last Sultan. |
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