Turkish War of Independence
1919 CE – 1923 CE · 4 years
Revolutionary war led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk against Allied occupation forces following WWI and the partition of the Ottoman Empire. The decisive Turkish victory resulted in the Treaty of Lausanne and the establishment of the Republic of Turkey from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire.
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Belligerents
The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.
- Turkish National Movement (Mustafa Kemal Atatürk)
- Greece, France, Armenia, Italy, UK
Key moments
Defining events in the Turkish War of Independence.
- 1921 Battle of Sakarya
- 1922 Battle of Dumlupınar
- 1922 Great Offensive
Elsewhere in Europe at the time
Records whose own span overlaps this one, found by the same test the canvas draws with. The bar under each card is where it sits inside this one.
Landmark · Europe
Plitvice Lakes
3000 BCE – still standing.svg/500px-Flag_of_the_Ottoman_Empire_(1844%E2%80%931922).svg.png)
Polity · Europe
Ottoman Empire
1299 CE – 1922 CE
Conflict · Europe
Ukrainian War of Independence
1917 CE – 1921 CE
Landmark · Europe
Giant's Causeway
3000 BCE – still standing
Polity · Europe
Turkey
Founded 1923 CE · attested to 2026 CE
Conflict · Europe
Estonian War of Independence
1918 CE – 1920 CE
Landmark · Europe
Danube Delta
3000 BCE – still standing.svg/500px-Flag_of_Syria_(2025-).svg.png)
Polity · Europe
Syria
Founded 1920 CE · attested to 2026 CEDated moments inside this span
Events the timeline places between 1919 CE and 1923 CE.
And in the rest of the world
Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.
Image credits9 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
- Turkish War of IndependenceLubunya · CC BY 3.0
- Plitvice Lakes National ParkZysko serhii · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844–1922)User:Orwellianist · Public domain
- Ukrainian War of IndependenceГайдук В.А., Ляшенко В.Г., Мозговой В.И., Навка И.П. Пер. англ. текстов И.Н. Яндолы; подб… · Public domain
- Giant's Causewaycode poet on flickr. · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Flag of TurkeyDavid Benbennick (original author) · Public domain
- Estonian War of IndependenceVabadussõda.jpg : Mmh ( talk ) derivative work: Reimgild ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Danube DeltaEuropean Space Agency · Attribution
- Flag of Syria (2025-)Modification by AnonMoos of PD image File:Flag of Syria (1930–1958, 1961–1963).svg (previ… · Public domain
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