A STUDY ON THE FOUNDATION AND CLOSURE OF THE GREEN ARMY SOCIETY AND ITS ROLE IN THE NATIONAL STRUGGLE

Abstract

This study will examine the establishment of the Green Army Society, which was established in 1920 during the National Struggle Period, its impact on the National Struggle and its closing process. The society, which had a political-military structure established in this period when the Republic had not yet been established, included Mustafa Kemal's close friends. The Green Army Society was founded because important people at the time believed that the success of the National Struggle was linked to the support of Soviet Russia. Sometime after it started its activities, the society began to be seen as a risky organization with the participation of various dangerous figures of the period. Moreover, the secretive nature of the society led to various rumors among the public. Therefore, the importance of the Green Army Society in the political life of our country during its founding phase is great. Later on, its involvement in Bolshevist activities increased the reaction against the already suspicious society and eventually it was closed down with the approval of Mustafa Kemal and its existence on the stage of history came to an end. However, due to its effects and its structure that illuminates the period, the importance and meaning of analyzing the Green Army Society continues to this day.