Considerations and evaluations attached to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on the basis of legitimacy and legitimacy (1920-1923)

Legitimacy; Being legitimate means being in compliance with the law, and the justification of the owner of power or the system of principles is the state of basing the political power on the consent and approval of the people. On this basis, in order to preserve the homeland and honor, military and armed resistance organizations were formed in various parts of the country and congresses were convened. The concepts of nation and nationality gradually took the form of a political concept as a result of the inevitable development of Turkish history and culture. This situation united the people within the borders of the country around the idea of freedom and independence. The fact that the last Ottoman Chamber of Deputies was incapable of working after the actual occupation of Istanbul on March 16, 1920, and the official dissolution of the Assembly of Deputies on April 11, 1920, abolished the constitutional administration in the country and allowed the operation of an arbitrary government that was not based on national representatives. This situation deprived the Turks of an official institution to express their national will. In this study, the opinions and evaluations directed to the Turkish Grand National Assembly, which directed and administered the Turkish War of Independence on the basis of legitimacy, were examined. The Grand National Assembly of Turkey has been an organ that reflects the social consensus, based on the consent and approval of the people, in which the reason for the existence of political power has been given a meaning that works wisely for the people; at the same time, as the sole representative of the nation, the Assembly adopted the unity of forces system, determined the principles of a new Turkish State, and became the leader and administrator of the Struggle for Independence. Obtaining the legitimate right by the members of the Assembly and convening in the Turkish Grand National Assembly; It has been stated as follows: "…to stand like lions in front of the danger plaguing our country and homeland on all four sides, and to prove that we are a worthy son to our history and our ancestors in the face of our treacherous religious enemies… …The only reason that drove us here is the concern for the homeland…"