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This chronology of the Turkish War of Independence (also known as Turkish war of liberation) is a timeline of events during the Turkish War of Independence (1919–1923). The timeline also includes the background events starting with the end of the First World War. The events are classified according to the campaigns and parties involved.
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 the Ottoman Empire was occupied and partitioned following its defeat in World War I.
This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Turkey and includes conflicts such as coups, insurgencies, offensives, border and international disputes since the Turkish War of Independence in 1919. For wars before 1919, involving the Ottoman Empire, see List of wars involving the Ottoman Empire. Turkish victory Another result *
Turkish victory +150 killed, +3,000 prisoners 9 killed, 47 wounded 1 November 1920: Kanlıgeçit: France Turkish victory Unknown 1050 killed 7 November 1920: Alexandropol: Armenia Turkish victory Unknown Unknown 20 November 1920 Fadıl: France Turkish victory 25 killed, 40 wounded 500+ killed 9 January 1921: 1st İnönü: Greece Turkish victory
The Turkish National Movement (Turkish: Millî Hareket), also known as the Anatolian Movement (Turkish: Anadolu Hareketi), the Nationalist Movement (Turkish: Milliyetçi Hareket), and the Kemalists (Turkish: Kemalîler, Kemalciler or Kemalistler), [5] [6] included political and military activities of the Turkish revolutionaries that resulted in the creation and shaping of the modern Republic ...
Date Event 1950: June 25: Korean War: The Korean War began. Turkey was a part of the joint UN operation. 1950: Müfide İlhan mayor of Mersin. First ever woman mayor in Turkey. 1952: Turkey became a NATO country strategically important in countering Soviet influence. 1953: July 27: Korean War: The war ended. 1954
The Young Turk Revolution (July 1908; Turkish: Jön Türk Devrimi) was a constitutionalist revolution in the Ottoman Empire.Revolutionaries belonging to the Internal Committee of Union and Progress, an organization of the Young Turks movement, forced Sultan Abdul Hamid II to restore the Constitution, recall the parliament, and schedule an election.
9 September is a local holiday commemorating the Turkish capture of Smyrna. [18] Dokuz Eylül University (9 September University) is named in honour of it. [19] Mustafa Kemal (later Atatürk), who founded the Republican People's Party, chose 9 September 1923 as the official date of establishment of his party to commemorate the capture.