Kuva-yi Inzibatiye

Kuvâ-i İnzibâtiyye
	Lancer's of the Sultan
Active	April 18, 1920 – June 25, 1920
Country	Ottoman Empire
Allegiance	Caliph Mehmed VI
Type	Field Army
Size	7,000 (at peak)
Nickname(s)	Caliphate Army<ref>"Hilafet Ordusu" (in tr). https://forum.memurlar.net/konu/1831001/.
Engagements	Turkish War of Independence Greek Summer Offensive; Battle of Geyve; Revolt of Ahmet Anzavur; ;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Süleyman Şefik Pasha; Anzavur Ahmed Bey †

The Kuvâ-i İnzibâtiyye (Ottoman Turkish: قوا انضباطيّه, literally "Forces of Order"; Turkish language: Hilafet Ordusu, or "Caliphate Army") was an army established on 18 April 1920 by the imperial government of the Ottoman Empire in order to fight against the Turkish National Movement in the aftermath of World War I. It was commanded by Süleyman Şefik Pasha.

Establishment[]

Sensing the situation, the Sultan handed over his minister of war, Süleyman Şefikk Pasha, the establishment of an irregular force to exterminate the nationalists. Realizing it could no longer count on the title 'Sultan" alone to influence the Turks, he considered it necessary to use the timeless and spiritual title of "Caliph" for the leader of the army. Thus, depicting Nationalists as not only the enemies of the Sultanate; but also, as the enemies of God. The Kuvâ-i İnzibâtiyye was supported by the British so as to enforce British policy in the region and stabilize the remnants of the Ottoman Empire. Supported by the British, Sultan began a propaganda war throughout the country. Relayed by Hoxha and priests, he urged the Turks to take up arms against the Nationalists of General Kemal, presented as the enemies of God.

Dissolution[]

The defeat of the Army of the Caliph, a sign of the end of the influence of the sultan in Turkey, ended the civil war and heralded the beginning of the war of independence against the occupying nations.

Sources[]

↑ Jowett, Philip (20 July 2015). Armies of the Greek-Turkish War 1919–22. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 45. ISBN 9781472806864. https://books.google.com/books?id=cmSICwAAQBAJ&q=7000+kuva-yi+Inzibatiye&pg=PT45. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

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[1] Jowett, Philip (20 July 2015). Armies of the Greek-Turkish War 1919–22. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 45. ISBN 9781472806864. https://books.google.com/books?id=cmSICwAAQBAJ&q=7000+kuva-yi+Inzibatiye&pg=PT45. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

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