This chronology of the Turkish War of Independence (also known as Turkish war of liberation) is a timeline of events during the

Turkish War of Independence The Turkish War of Independence "War of Liberation", also known figuratively as ''İstiklâl Harbi'' "Independence War" or ''Millî Mücadele'' "National Struggle" (19 May 1919 – 24 July 1923) was a series of military campaigns waged by th ...

(1919–1923). The timeline also includes the background events starting with the end of the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. The events are classified according to the campaigns and parties involved. Pictures are included for the significant events.

Legend

1918

1919

Image:Council_of_Four_Versailles.jpg, "The Big Four" during the Paris Peace Conference (''from left to right, Lloyd George,

Vittorio Emanuele Orlando Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (19 May 1860 – 1 December 1952) was an Italian statesman, who served as the Prime Minister of Italy from October 1917 to June 1919. Orlando is best known for representing Italy in the 1919 Paris Peace Conference with h ...

Georges Clemenceau Georges Benjamin Clemenceau (, also , ; 28 September 1841 – 24 November 1929) was a French statesman who served as Prime Minister of France from 1906 to 1909 and again from 1917 until 1920. A key figure of the Independent Radicals, he was a ...

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'') Image:ParisPeace-Venizelos-Map.png, The Agreement of St.-Jean-de-Maurienne was overridden with the Greek

occupation of Izmir The city of Smyrna (modern-day İzmir) and surrounding areas were under Greek military occupation from 15 May 1919 until 9 September 1922. The Allied Powers authorized the occupation and creation of the Zone of Smyrna ( el, Ζώνη Σμύρν� ...

which cause Italy having left the conference. In the absence of Italy, Greek and French territorial claims were clashed. Image:Mustafa Kemal Atatürk met onderscheidingen.jpg,

Mustafa Kemal Pasha Mustafa ( ar, مصطفى , Muṣṭafā) is one of the names of Prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic given name and surname. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world. Given name Mou ...

, aged 38, on 17 April 1919 in a photograph signed for

Rauf Orbay Hüseyin Rauf Orbay (27 July 1881 – 16 July 1964) was an Ottoman-born Turkish naval officer, statesman and diplomat of Abkhazian origin. Biography Hüseyin Rauf was born in Constantinople in 1881 to an Abkhazian family. As an officer i ...

Image:Izmir15Mayis1919.jpg, Greek troops in

İzmir İzmir ( , ; ), also spelled Izmir, is a metropolitan city in the western extremity of Anatolia, capital of the province of the same name. It is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara and the second largest urban aggl ...

on 15 May 1919. Image:SultanahmetMitingi.jpg, Public demonstration in

Istanbul ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = 34 , blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD , blank_i ...

on 23 May 1919 in protest of the Occupation of İzmir, with Sultanahmet Mosque in the background. Image:Kuvai-milliye-Millitias-from_Turkish_wikipedia.png, Kuvayi Milliye: Militias of

Turkish Revolutionaries The Turkish National Movement ( tr, Türk Ulusal Hareketi) encompasses the political and military activities of the Turkish revolutionaries that resulted in the creation and shaping of the modern Republic of Turkey, as a consequence of the defe ...

in Çukurova region

1920

1921

1922

1923

2000s

Sources and references

A chronology of Atatürk's life and the Turkish War of Independence
by the

Turkish Ministry of Culture The Ministry of Culture and Tourism ( tr, Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı) is a government ministry of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for culture and tourism affairs in Turkey. Revolving fund management of the ministry is carried by DÖSİ ...

Turkish Ministry of Interior Affairs monthly based calendar of capture and re-capture of cities during the war

relating to Provisional National Government of the Southwestern Caucasus by the

Turkish Grand National Assembly The Grand National Assembly of Turkey ( tr, ), usually referred to simply as the TBMM or Parliament ( tr, or ''Parlamento''), is the unicameral Turkish legislature. It is the sole body given the legislative prerogatives by the Turkish Const ...

Report of the Inter-Allied Commission of Inquiry (May-September 1919)
by the Members of the Commission; Adm. Bristol, the US Delegate - Gen. Hare, the British Delegate - Gen. Bunoust, the French Delegate - Gen. Dall'Olio, the Italian Delegate. The statements in defense of the Greek government presented by Col. Mazarakis.