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The Turkish War of Independence [note 3] (19 May 1919 – 24 July 1923) was a series of military campaigns and a revolution waged by the Turkish National Movement, after parts of the Ottoman Empire were occupied and partitioned following its defeat in World War I.
İnebolu will become one of the two cities in Turkey to receive the Turkish Medal of Independence after the war (the other city is Kahramanmaraş). 21 Jun 1921 the French troops depart from Zonguldak for good, and the foreign occupation or control of the coal mining region of the western Black Sea coasts of Turkey comes to an end, to the relief ...
Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922; Part of the Turkish War of Independence: Clockwise from top left: Mustafa Kemal at the end of the First Battle of İnönü; Greek soldiers retreat during the last stages; Greek infantry charge in river Gediz; Turkish infantry in trench.
This military history of Turkey is the history of the armed forces established under Turkey, beginning with the Turkish War of Independence. War of Independence [ edit ] The Liberation of Izmir in 1922 effectively sealed the Turkish victory and ended the Turkish War of Independence .
The Turkish–Armenian War ( Armenian: Հայ-թուրքական պատերազմ ), known in Turkey as the Eastern Front ( Turkish: Doğu Cephesi) of the Turkish War of Independence, was a conflict between the First Republic of Armenia and the Turkish National Movement following the collapse of the Treaty of Sèvres in 1920. After the ...
This is a list of battles of the Turkish War of Independence. The list does not include battles fought against the rebels and the Ottoman government (for these, see Revolts during the Turkish War of Independence ).
The United States reportedly helped the Entente during the Turkish War of Independence; American aid included but wasn't limited to logistical support. USS Arizona and 3 other American warships provided protection to the Greeks during the Greek landing at Smyrna. [4] On 7 June 1922, Greek warships (including the cruiser Georgios Averof) and the ...
v. t. e. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, [b] also known as Mustafa Kemal Pasha [c] until 1921, and Ghazi Mustafa Kemal [d] from 1921 until the Surname Law of 1934 [2] ( c. 1881 [e] – 10 November 1938), was a Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, author, and the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, serving as its first president from ...