Constantinople in the Interwar Period

The atlas holds 4 people and 8 moments here, from 1918 to 1938. The most recorded lives are Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Leon Trotsky and Agatha Christie.

Notable people

1. Agatha Christie

   in 1928

   1 moment here

   English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…

2. Claude Simon

   in 1937

   1 moment here

   French novelist, painter, photographer, viticulturist, Resistance participant, and 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.…

3. Leon Trotsky

   in 1929

   2 moments here

   Leon Trotsky (Lev Davidovich Bronstein) was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet political leader, Marxist theorist, and organizer of the Red Army.…

4. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

   from 1918 to 1938

   4 moments here

   Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…

Moments

1. 1918 Returns to occupied Constantinople Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
2. 1919 Departs Istanbul aboard Bandırma Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
3. 1927 Returns to Istanbul after the national struggle Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
4. 1928 Orient Express journey to Istanbul Agatha Christie
5. 1929 Initial Turkish exile in Istanbul Leon Trotsky
6. 1929 Yanaros mansion residence Leon Trotsky
7. 1937 Return journey through Istanbul Claude Simon
8. 1938 Dies at Dolmabahçe Palace Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

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