Kemal Atatürk primarily convinced European powers to begin peace negotiations following the Turkish fight for independence by ousting the Ottoman sultan from power. The establishment of a new, nationalist government in Turkey, which signaled a break from the Ottoman Empire, allowed Atatürk to assert Turkey's sovereignty and position as a legitimate entity for negotiation. This helped shift the dynamics after the war and led to the recognition of Turkish independence and territorial integrity in the subsequent treaties.
How did Kemal Atatürk convince European powers to begin peace negotiations following the Turkish fight for independence?
by organizing Turkish independence efforts
by cooperating with them as they claimed Ottoman land
by threatening to attack Istanbul where they were based
by ousting the Ottoman sultan from power
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