Türkiye celebrates 101st anniversary of Victory Day, also known as Turkish Armed Forces Day. This historic day commemorates decisive defeat of occupying Greek army in Battle of Dumlupinar in 1922.

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2. Don’t mind me, I’m just here to enjoy the comments🍿

3. This was one of the major actions of the [Greek-Turkish war of 1919-2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Turkish_War_(1919%E2%80%931922)) – part of the [Turkish War of Independence.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_War_of_Independence)

   The Ottoman Empire took the side of the Entente in WW1 against the allies – and fought against Allied forces within the Mediterranean and Balkan regions.

   Post WW1 – the Ottoman Empire (along with the Austro-Hungarian) was [dismantled into independent states.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_the_Ottoman_Empire) (In reality – large parts were intended to be ‘supervised’ by France, Britain, Italy and Russia – leaving a rump state for the Turks – neocolonialism in action)

   Part of the agreement was that Greece (as a reward for entering WW1 on the Aliied side) would be awarded Greek-majority ethnic areas in Smyrna (modern-day Anatolia), where an estimated 2.4million Greeks (and Armenians that survived the earlier Armenian Genocide) lived. (but barely majority)

   Greek forces invaded and captured several cities and territories (some that were intended as an Italian occupied zone), but were eventually repulsed – [as in the article above](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dumlup%C4%B1nar).

   The actions of the Greek forces overreaching and capturing additional territory they weren’t entitled to arguably triggered the Turkish independence movement – leading to the eventual expulsion of Greece forces

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   In a few weeks, the related anniversary of [the Burning of Smyrna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_Smyrna) (in 1922) will take place.

   This marks the anniversary of the incidents between 10,000-125,000 Greek and Armenia civilians fleeing Turkish forces were burnt alive over a period of 10 days, 4 days after Turkish troops captured the city.

   The Armenian and Greek quarters were totally gutted. The Turkish and Jewish quarters were untouched.

   Thousands of captured Greek and Armenian males were deported to central Anatolia, where they died under harsh treatment

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   Hopefully this comment is as unbiased and balanced as possible. If it annoys the revisionist and ultra-nationalists on both sides by stating the facts, then it’s done it’s job.

4. You are weak sperm