History
Originally located in the Harbiye neighborhood of Istanbul, the Academy was formed in 1834 by Marshal Ahmed Fevzi Pasha together with Mehmed Namık Pasha, as the Mekteb-i Harbiye (Ottoman Turkish: lit. "War School"), and the first officers graduated in 1841. Its formation was a part of military reforms within the Ottoman Empire as it recognized the need for more educated officers to modernize its army. The need for a new military order was part of Sultan Mahmud II's reforms, continued by his son Abdülmecit I. The Janissaries, the traditional leaders of the Ottoman military, were removed from their position and traditional role in the Ottoman military after the Auspicious Incident in 1826.
During World War I and the subsequent Turkish War of Independence period, in which modern Turkey was formed, the academy was moved temporarily to Ankara. The first officers graduated here in November, 1920 to serve the newly formed Republic of Turkey. After the Treaty of Lausanne, the academy was moved back to Istanbul. On September 25, 1936, the Military Academy was transferred again permanently to a new building in Ankara. The Academy's two-year education period was arranged to be three-year education period in 1948, two years in 1963, three years in 1971, and finally four years in 1974.
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