In 1918, Allied forces occupied Constantinople to mark the Ottoman Empire's fall
The arrival of Allied warships in Constantinople in 1918 signaled the dramatic collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the beginning of a five-year occupation that would reshape the modern Middle East.
Following the Armistice of Mudros in 1918, Allied forces entered Constantinople to mark the end of Ottoman involvement in World War I. This was the first time the city had changed hands since the Ottoman conquest in 1453. The occupation lasted until 1923 and served as the catalyst for the Turkish War of Independence.
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