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.

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Battle of Sakarya canonical 15
Sakarya Meydan Muharebesi 2
Sakarya Front 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Sakarya Meydan Muharebesi ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sakarya
awardedTitleTo Mustafa Kemal Pasha received the title Gazi ⓘ
Mustafa Kemal Pasha was given the rank of Marshal ⓘ
linked to: Marshal of Romania
belligerent Kingdom of Greece ⓘ
Turkish National Movement ⓘ
category 1921 in military history ⓘ
Battles involving Greece ⓘ
Battles involving Turkey ⓘ
combatant Greek Army ⓘ
Turkish nationalist forces ⓘ
commander Anastasios Papoulas ⓘ
Fevzi Pasha ⓘ
linked to: Fevzi Çakmak

King Constantine I of Greece ⓘ
Mustafa Kemal Pasha ⓘ
İsmet Pasha ⓘ
conflict Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) ⓘ
country Turkey ⓘ
date 1921 ⓘ
endDate 1921-09-13 ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
followedBy Great Offensive (Büyük Taarruz) ⓘ
linked to: Great Offensive
frontLineLength about 100 kilometers ⓘ
historicalPeriod interwar period ⓘ
involved artillery duels ⓘ
cavalry operations ⓘ
infantry assaults ⓘ
languageOfName Turkish ⓘ
location near the Sakarya River, central Anatolia ⓘ
namedAfter Sakarya River ⓘ
linked to: Sakarya
outcome Greek forces retreated westward ⓘ
partOf Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) ⓘ
Turkish War of Independence ⓘ
politicalEffect strengthened the legitimacy of the Grand National Assembly in Ankara ⓘ
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 Western Front of the Turkish War of Independence ⓘ
typeOfWarfare trench warfare ⓘ
year 1921 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk → notableBattle → Battle of Sakarya ⓘ
Battle of Sakarya → alsoKnownAs → Sakarya Meydan Muharebesi ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sakarya
Turkish War of Independence → hasPart → Battle of Sakarya ⓘ
Büyük Taarruz → precededBy → Sakarya Meydan Muharebesi ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sakarya
Battle of Dumlupınar → precededBy → Battle of Sakarya ⓘ
Turkish nationalist forces → significantEvent → Battle of Sakarya ⓘ
Battle of Kütahya–Eskişehir → followedBy → Battle of Sakarya ⓘ
Kuvâyi Milliye Destanı → setting → Sakarya Front ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sakarya
Polatlı → historicalEventNearby → Battle of Sakarya ⓘ
Sakarya River → associatedWith → Battle of Sakarya ⓘ
İsmet Pasha → notableBattle → Battle of Sakarya ⓘ
Asia Minor Campaign of Greece → notableBattle → Battle of Sakarya ⓘ
Battle of Sakarya memorials → commemorates → Battle of Sakarya ⓘ
Dua Tepe memorial → commemorates → Battle of Sakarya ⓘ
Sakarya Şehitliği → commemorates → Battle of Sakarya ⓘ
Sakarya Şehitliği → relatedEvent → Battle of Sakarya ⓘ