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Society of Reserve Officers’ Mutual Aid, established at the end of 1918 in Istanbul, emerged in response to the economic and social hardships faced by reserve officers discharged after the Armistice of Mudros. The society aimed to defend its members’ legal rights, publicize their educational and employment demands, and generate public opinion through organized solidarity.Founding Process and Objectives of the SocietyThe Society of Reserve Officers’ Mutual Aid was initiated by reserve officers wh

The Divan-ı Harbi Örfi were military courts established in Istanbul and various provinces of Anatolia following the defeat of the Ottoman State in World War I and its signing of the Armistice of Mudros. These courts were created under pressure from the Allied Powers during the Armistice Period (1918–1922), a phase of political reckoning in Turkish political history. Their primary purpose was to prosecute members of the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) governments and officials who held offi