Turkish War of Independence

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The Turkish War of Independence was the nationalist military and political struggle (1919–1923) led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk that overthrew the post–World War I partition plans for Anatolia and resulted in the founding of the modern Republic of Turkey.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict
national liberation war
war of independence
alsoKnownAs Turkish War of Independence
surface form: Kurtuluş Savaşı

Turkish War of Independence
surface form: Milli Mücadele
belligerent Allied Powers of World War I
surface form: Allied Powers

Armenian forces
British forces
French forces
Greek forces
Italian forces
Turkish nationalist forces
surface form: Turkish National Movement
cause Treaty of Sèvres
partition of the Ottoman Empire after World War I
commander Fevzi Çakmak
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
İsmet İnönü
conflictType nationalist military and political struggle
countryInvolved Armenia
First Republic of Armenia
France
Georgia
Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Greece
Italy
Kingdom of Greece
Ottoman Empire
United Kingdom
endDate 1923-07-24
endEvent Treaty of Lausanne
followedBy founding of the Republic of Turkey
surface form: establishment of the Republic of Turkey
hasPart Battle of Dumlupınar
Battle of Sakarya
Chanak Crisis
First Battle of İnönü
Franco-Syrian War
surface form: Franco-Turkish War

Great Offensive
Turkish War of Independence self-linksurface differs
surface form: Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)

Koçgiri Rebellion
Second Battle of İnönü
Turkish–Armenian War (1920)
surface form: Turkish–Armenian War
ideology Kemalism
Turkish nationalism
leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
legalSettlement Treaty of Lausanne
location Anatolia
Thrace
surface form: Eastern Thrace
nullified Treaty of Sèvres
opposingCommander Anastasios Papoulas
Constantine I of Greece
surface form: King Constantine I of Greece
outcome international recognition of new Turkish borders
partOf aftermath of World War I
precededBy World War I
primaryTheater Asia Minor
result Treaty of Lausanne superseding Treaty of Sèvres
abolition of the Ottoman Sultanate
foundation of the Republic of Turkey
recognition of Turkish sovereignty over Anatolia and Eastern Thrace
significantEvent abolition of the Ottoman Sultanate in 1922
opening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
startDate 1919-05-19
timePeriod 20th century

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Brisfit usedInConflict Turkish War of Independence
subject surface form: Bristol F.2 Fighter
Eleftherios Venizelos participantIn Turkish War of Independence
this entity surface form: Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
Celâl Bayar participantIn Turkish War of Independence
İsmet Pasha participatedIn Turkish War of Independence
European theatre of interwar conflicts hasNotableConflict Turkish War of Independence
this entity surface form: Greco–Turkish War (1919–1922)
Allied occupation of Smyrna conflict Turkish War of Independence
this entity surface form: Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
Allied occupation of Smyrna relatedTo Turkish War of Independence
Rauf Orbay participantIn Turkish War of Independence
Nureddin Pasha participatedIn Turkish War of Independence
Nureddin Pasha conflict Turkish War of Independence
Treaty of Kars historicalContext Turkish War of Independence
İnönü associatedWith Turkish War of Independence
İnönü linkedToHistoricalEvents Turkish War of Independence
First Battle of İnönü partOf Turkish War of Independence
First Battle of İnönü conflict Turkish War of Independence
this entity surface form: Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
Second Battle of İnönü partOf Turkish War of Independence
this entity surface form: Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
Second Battle of İnönü partOf Turkish War of Independence
Second Battle of İnönü conflict Turkish War of Independence
this entity surface form: Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)