 At the beginning of the incident, the response to the revolt of the Turkish prime minister Ali Fethi was criticized by the politicians of the Republican People's Party.Mustafa Kemal Atatürk foresaw the seriousness of the developments and urged İsmet İnönü to come to Ankara, as he had been resting for a vacation at an island near Istanbul.Atatürk welcomed İnönü and his family at the Ankara Station to explain him how serious the situation has become.