in april 1919, şevket turgut pasha, cevat pasha and kavaklı mustafa fevzi pasha held a secret meeting in constantinople. they prepared a report called "trio oath" ("üçler misâkı") and decided to establish army inspectorate for the defense of homeland. in late april, kavaklı mustafa fevzi pasha submitted this report to the minister of war şakir pasha. on april 30, 1919, the war ministry and sultan mehmed vi ratified the decision about the establishing of army inspectorates that had been accepted by the chief of general staff and then the first army troops inspectorate (stationed in constantinople, kavaklı mustafa fevzi pasha), the yildirim troops inspectorate (stationed in konya, mersinli cemal pasha, later second army inspectorate) inspectorate, the ninth army troops inspectorate (stationed in erzurum, mustafa kemal pasha, later third army inspectorate) was formed. additionally, the rumeli military troops inspectorate (nureddin pasha) would be established and the xiii corps would be under the direction of the ministry of war. in may 1919, the army inspectorate was structured as follows: