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Abolition of the Ottoman sultanate
The
abolition of the
Ottoman Sultanate
by the
Grand National Assembly of Turkey
(GNAT) on 1 November 1922 ended the
Ottoman Empire
, which had lasted since 1299. On 11 November 1922, at the
Conference of Lausanne
, the sovereignty of the GNAT exercised by the
Government in Ankara
over Turkey was recognized. The last sultan,
Mehmed VI
, departed the Ottoman capital, Istanbul, on 17 November 1922. The legal position was solidified with the signing of
Treaty of Lausanne
on 24 July 1923.
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