How Turkey Became a Nation-State: The Dramatic Collapse of the Ottoman Empire

How did the sprawling Ottoman Empire transform into the compact, fiercely independent Nation-State we know today as Turkey? This video is a historical deep dive into the revolutionary forces, military defeat, and radical reforms that engineered the birth of modern Turkey. We analyze the crucial role of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in dismantling the old Caliphate and forging a new, secular identity.