14th Regiment in Çanakkale (Gallipoli) War

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Thesis Type: Doctorate

Institution Of The Thesis: Istanbul University, Faculty of Literature, Department of History, Turkey

Approval Date: 2017

Thesis Language: Turkish

Student: MÜRVET MUTLU KARAKAYA

Supervisor: Ali Fuat Örenç

Abstract:

Çanakkale War has a very important place in the history of the world and Turkey as a frontier of the First World War. However researches done about it are limited in quality and quantity. In order to make the facts of this important historical event more open, it is aimed to carry out a micro-history study which has never been studied in academic terms. From this point of view, it was deemed appropriate to carry out a study on the regiments, which are very effective units in the war. As the unit to be investigated, the reason for the election of the 14th Regiment is that it is located in very important positions during the war and that it is in command of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, during some important offensive. The 14th Regiment, which entered the battlefield on April 30, 1915 and subsequently joined the May 1st offensive under the command of Mustafa Kemal as a central force, maintained its position in the Bombasırtı despite its major losses. While the regiment was in the nearest trenches to the enemy and under the constant fight with them, it was again in the center of the territory in another major offensive, the May 19th attack. After that the attack of May 29th, which was the first in Çanakkale War to mean the beginning of the attack of mine tunnels, was carried out directly by the 14th Regiment. Later on, the regiment left Bombasırtı and was assigned to Ağıldere position. With the beginning of the Battle of Conkbayiri on August 6th, the troops of the 14th Regiment separated as the 1st Battalion in Conkbayiri, the 2nd and 3rd Battalions in Asmadere and Abdurrahman Bayiri. The 1st Battalion of the 14th Regiment in Conkbayiri became the first force to meet the enemy. The 14th Regiment, which did not have any significant activity in the war after 21 August, began its frontal separation march on October 30th. In this study, the whole process was examined by the 14th Regiment’s point of view for the first time by supporting the documentary about the realization of the battles, the causes of failure, and information about the commanders