After all, many veterans desired to continue their lives as if nothing had happened in the Empire.īu makalede Birinci Dünya Harbi’nde imparatorluğun 1877-1878 Rus ve Balkan harplerinde kaybettiği Avrupa topraklarından Osmanlı ordusuna gönüllü olarak katılmış olan Müslüman gençler Başbakanlık Osmanlı Arşivi (BOA) ve Askerî Tarih ve Stratejik Etüt Daire Başkanlığı (ATASE) arşivi belgelerine dayalı olarak incelenmiştir. The self-narrated documents of soldiers', especially the ones belonging to low-ranking soldiers, proved their reluctance for a new war due to their physical and psychological exhaustion. Thus, some of the Ottoman commanders postponed the demobilization of the army for the preparation of a postwar resistance. The latter thought that the Allies were disrespectful to the articles in the armistice of Mudros or violated them. Many veterans looked forward to restarting their civil lives, even though some high-ranking officers looked for ways to save their homes from invasion. However, the Ottoman soldiers had to choose whether to return to civilian life or resist the Allies' occupation. Soldiers and civilians wished that the Armistice would have heralded a peaceful period for the Empire that had experienced warfare since the Balkan Wars. The armistice of Mudros, signed by the Ottoman Empire and the Allies, ironically brought about optimism and deep sadness among Ottomans.
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