Battle of Sakarya
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The Battle of Sakarya was a decisive 1921 engagement of the Greco-Turkish War in which Turkish nationalist forces halted the Greek advance, marking a turning point in the Turkish War of Independence.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sakarya Meydan Muharebesi | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Sakarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Sakarya Meydan Muharebesi
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| awardedTitleTo |
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
ⓘ
surface form:
Mustafa Kemal Pasha received the title Gazi
Marshal of Romania ⓘ
surface form:
Mustafa Kemal Pasha was given the rank of Marshal
|
| belligerent |
Kingdom of Greece
ⓘ
First Republic of Turkey (Ankara Government) ⓘ
surface form:
Turkish National Movement
|
| category |
1921 in military history
ⓘ
Battles involving Greece ⓘ Battles involving Turkey ⓘ |
| combatant |
Greek Army
ⓘ
Turkish nationalist forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Anastasios Papoulas
ⓘ
Fevzi Çakmak ⓘ
surface form:
Fevzi Pasha
Constantine I of Greece ⓘ
surface form:
King Constantine I of Greece
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ⓘ
surface form:
Mustafa Kemal Pasha
İsmet Pasha ⓘ |
| conflict |
Turkish War of Independence
ⓘ
surface form:
Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
|
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| date | 1921 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1921-09-13 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Great Offensive
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Offensive (Büyük Taarruz)
|
| frontLineLength | about 100 kilometers ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| involved |
artillery duels
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cavalry operations ⓘ infantry assaults ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Turkish ⓘ |
| location | near the Sakarya River, central Anatolia ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Sakarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Sakarya River
|
| outcome | Greek forces retreated westward ⓘ |
| partOf |
Turkish War of Independence
ⓘ
surface form:
Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
Turkish War of Independence ⓘ |
| politicalEffect |
strengthened the legitimacy of the Grand National Assembly in Ankara
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weakened Greek political support for continuing the war ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Kütahya–Eskişehir ⓘ |
| region | near Polatlı, west of Ankara ⓘ |
| result | Turkish victory ⓘ |
| significance |
halted the Greek advance into Anatolia
ⓘ
marked the strategic defensive success of Turkish forces ⓘ secured the Ankara government of the Turkish National Movement ⓘ turning point in the Turkish War of Independence ⓘ |
| startDate | 1921-08-23 ⓘ |
| strategy | Turkish strategic defensive followed by counterattacks ⓘ |
| theatre |
Turkish War of Independence
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Front of the Turkish War of Independence
|
| typeOfWarfare | trench warfare ⓘ |
| year | 1921 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Sakarya Meydan Muharebesi