İnönü at the Second Army Headquarters in Edirne
Mustafa İsmet began his post at the Second Army Headquarters on October 2, 1906; his duty station was the 8th Field Artillery Regiment of the 3rd Battery Commandership. Having completed his staff internship here, Mustafa İsmet not only learned to become a troop officer, but he also taught strategy and artillery at the Artillery Division.
Also serving in the Otto-Bulgarian Commissions, Captain İsmet joined the Committee of Union and Progress in 1907 through the help Ali Fethi Bey (Okyar). Mustafa İsmet was now the member of a secret society. The goal was to overthrow the despotic sultan, proclaim constitutional monarchy, and to save the nation.
İsmet İnönü’s real political actually began as of this point.
Life of the first Prime Minister and the second President of the Republic of Turkey.
Photographs of Atatürk and İsmet İnönü, various memories from İnönü’s life, and photographs of İnönü Foundation activities from the İnönü Foundation archive.
While assuming “the most important woman” role before the society until 1938 as the wife of Prime Minister and between 1938 and 1950 as the wife of President, ensuing years Mevhibe İnönü won the Turkish public’s affection with her good heart, grace and modest character.
You can access and read Akis magazine, the first of the weekly news-politics magazines in the Turkish press, which was published weekly under the management of Metin Toker.
You can see the books and booklets published with the contribution or research assistance of the İnönü Foundation in this section.
You can view our calendar, which reminds us day by day of the events related to İsmet İnönü and his period, the work done during the foundation period of our Republic, and the events that the founders of our Republic considered important.
