Category: HistoryPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

bağımsızlık

/bagimsizlik/Roman

English meaning: Independence

Turkish Definition

(Türkçe)

Dış denetimden özgürlüktür. Mustafa Kemal önderliğinde sürdürülen Kurtuluş Savaşı (1919-1923), Birinci Dünya Savaşı sonrasında İtilaf ve Yunan kuvvetlerini yenilgiye uğratarak modern Türkiye Cumhuriyeti'ni kurmuştur.

English Definition

Freedom from external control. Turkey's War of Independence (1919–1923) under Mustafa Kemal defeated Allied and Greek forces after WWI and abolished the Ottoman sultanate, establishing the modern Turkish Republic. This struggle for independence is deeply celebrated in Turkish national identity.

Example

Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, Kurtuluş Savaşı sonunda kurulmuştur.

In English: The Republic of Turkey was established at the end of the War of Independence.

Synonyms

  • özgürlük
  • egemenlik

Antonyms / Opposites

  • bağımlılık
  • sömürgecilik

Literary Heritage

Tarih, galibin yazdığı masaldır.

History is the fairy tale written by the victor.

Orhan Pamuk · Novelist · 20th–21st century

Kara Kitap

Kara Kitap (The Black Book), Ch. 12, 1990

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