Turkish National Forces

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The Turkish National Forces were irregular militia units that played a key role in resisting occupying powers and supporting the nationalist movement during the Turkish War of Independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf irregular military organization
militia
activeInConflict Turkish War of Independence NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Kuva-yi Milliye NERFINISHED
Kuvayı Milliye NERFINISHED
commandStructure loosely organized
country Turkey
disbandedIn 1920
dissolutionReason discipline and command problems
need for centralized regular army
equipment light infantry weapons
formedIn 1919
headquartersLocation Anatolia NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance contributed to preventing full consolidation of Allied occupation in Anatolia
early armed wing of the Turkish National Movement
ideology Turkish nationalism
integratedInto Army of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey NERFINISHED
languageOfName Turkish
legacy symbol of popular resistance in Turkish national history
militaryRole guerrilla warfare
local defense
sabotage operations
notableLeader Ali Fuat Cebesoy NERFINISHED
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk NERFINISHED
Refet Bele NERFINISHED
Çerkes Ethem NERFINISHED
operationalArea Eastern Anatolia NERFINISHED
Southern Anatolia NERFINISHED
Western Anatolia NERFINISHED
opposedBy Ottoman government in Istanbul NERFINISHED
opposedTo Allied occupation forces NERFINISHED
Armenian forces in Eastern Anatolia
Greek forces in Western Anatolia
organizedAs local militia bands
partOf Turkish nationalist movement NERFINISHED
purpose resistance to occupation of Anatolia
support for the Grand National Assembly in Ankara
recruitedFrom former Ottoman soldiers
local population of Anatolia
tribal groups
relatedEvent Amasya Circular NERFINISHED
Erzurum Congress NERFINISHED
Sivas Congress NERFINISHED
successor Regular Army of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey NERFINISHED
supportedBy Turkish National Movement NERFINISHED
timePeriod 1919–1920

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Dumlupınar opposingForcesInBattle Turkish National Forces
Battle of Dumlupınar combatant Turkish National Forces