Turkish War of Independence

When

19 May 1919 – 24 Jul 1923

Kind

War of independence

Deaths

400,000

Coordinates

39.93° N, 32.86° E

Type

War of independence

Region

Middle East / Europe

Cities

Smyrna (Izmir), Ankara

Side a

Turkish National Movement

Side b

Allied occupying powers + Kingdom of Greece

Alliances

Turkish National Movement, Allied occupying powers + Kingdom of Greece

Placed approximately by the source.

Interwar conflict in Turkey, 1919–1923

The Turkish War of Independence 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.

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