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Milli Mücadele Ba lar nda Bir Devlet Adam : Van Valisi Haydar (Vaner) Bey/// A Statesman at the Beginning of the National Movement: Haydar (Vaner) Bey, Governor of Van ProvinceKeywords: Haydar (Vaner) Beg , Van Province , Armenians , Nestorians Abstract: Haydar Beg, who served as governor and mutasarr fl k (the local government of sancak) in various provinces of Ottoman State, was appointed as governor (vali) of Van Province occupied Russian and Armenians on March 17, 1918. Van was rescued by the Turkish troops on April 6, 1918. During three years of the Russian and Armenian administration, while more than 100.000 Muslims left the city, their houses in the city were completely destroyed. Governor Haydar Beg, who tried to re-establish Turkish administration, had many difficult duties. He should ensure peace and help military operations. Then, he should overcome the needs of miserable population and reconstruction of the city. One of the duties of Haydar Beg that he should prevent the activities of the British over the Armenians, the Nestorians and the Kurdish tribes after the withdrawal of the Russians.The most important duty of Haydar Beg that he should support the National Movement, which shaped around Mustafa Kemal Pasha in Anatolia. As a result of the British compulsion, the Ottoman government discharged Haydar Beg who carried out these duties successfully, his post as governor of the Van Province in 29 July 1919. Haydar Beg, during 1,5 years in the office of the Governor of Van Province, has been drawn as a missed statesman at the eyes of the people of the city.
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