Millî Mücadele Döneminde Ordu

Ordu was a major district center of Trabzon Province at the beginning of the National Struggle. As of April 4, 1921, with the participation of Ordu, Fatsa and Ünye districts, it was turned into an independent sanjak center with a law accepted by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. During the National Struggle, the branch of Ordu Muhafaza-i Hukuk-ı Milliye Cemiyeti was established under the Trabzon Muhafaza-i Hukuk-ı Milliye Cemiyeti. In addition, Army Revolution Social Club, Youth Advancement Union, Ordu İdman Yurdu, Red Crescent Society branch were also contributing to the process. Newspapers and magazines such as Güneş, Ordu Bucak, Bucak, Azim, Muvaffakiyet-i Milliye, and Bayani Perakende were published in Ordu between 1919-1924. In Ordu, where a lively cultural life is experienced, many schools have been opened with the support of the people, giving great importance to education as well. In addition to this, many more incidents of disorder were experienced in the Ordu Sanjak, mainly due to the activities of the Pontus supporters. In the prevention of these, the decisions and practices of the GNAT Government and the measures and management approach taken by Governor Faik Bey were effective. During the days when the Pontus gangs increased their activities, Fethi (Okyar) Bey, the Deputy of the Interior, who went on a trip to the Black Sea, visited Ordu on 13-14 March 1922. After the proclamation of the Republic, President Gazi Mustafa Kemal Pasha also visited Ordu. The public of Ordu declared their loyalty to the GNAT Government and the National Pact on every occasion. Every news of victory from the front was greeted with great enthusiasm in Ordu. The National Struggle was also supported by joining volunteer units and making donations. In accordance with the Turkish-Greek Exchange Agreement signed in Lausanne, the Greeks in Ordu went to Greece, on the other hand, nearly two thousand Turks from Greece were settled in Ordu.