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Circassian Exile, is the forced displacement of large numbers of Circassians from their ancestral homeland in Northwestern Caucasus as a result of the military expansion of Tsarist Russia in the nineteenth century. The refugees were resettled primarily in the Ottoman Empire and other regions; some settled permanently in temporary安置 areas, while others were compelled to relocate a second time due to wars and political developments. May 21, 1864, marked the symbolic date of the exile, coinciding w

Ahmet Anzavur was a former gendarmerie officer who served during the final period of the Ottoman Empire and one of the principal figures in the rebellions launched against the National Struggle. Born in the village of İpkaye, in the Biga district of Çanakkale, in the 1860s, Anzavur is best known for the rebellions he led between 1919 and 1920 against the Kuvâ-yi Milliye in Western Anatolia. His activities, backed by the British and closely linked to pro-Imperial Government and pro-sultan circles