TURKEY - FATWA AGAINST ATATURK Fatwa issued by the Ottoman Sheikh-ul-Islam against Mustafa Kemal...

TURKEY - FATWA AGAINST ATATURK Fatwa issued by the Ottoman Sheikh-ul-Islam against Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the nationalist rebels, broadside, in Turkish, decorative woodcut border, horizontal folds, 575 x 275mm., [24 May 1920] Footnotes: A broadside proclamation issuing a fatwa to allow the killing of General Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) and his nationalist associates, as declared by the Ottoman tribunal on 11 May, and approved by Sultan Mehmet VI on 24 May, 1920. It prints an imperial edict stating that those rebels who declare loyalty to the Sultan within one week will be given amnesty. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com