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Adnan Harun Yahya

of the Allied forces regardless of their rank yet not expect to be saluted back.

The Sultan was forced to enact a decree that endorsed the occupation, in a
bid to prevent the rise of any nationalist consciousness in the people, and sim-

ilar fatwas (authoritative legal opinions on issues pertaining to the Islamic
law) were issued by the Shaykh al-Islam (the Grand Mufti) and some other

religious scholars. Boxes of alcoholic drinks brought from Britain were fill-
ing the taverns of Istanbul, which was another attempt to debilitate people

and impair their morality. 300

A British submarine kept
in front of the Galata
Bridge with the intent of
intimidating people, an
effort which failed.