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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Turkish National Forces canonical 5
Hareket Ordusu 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf irregular military organization
militia
activeInConflict Turkish War of Independence
alsoKnownAs Kuva-yi Milliye
Kuvayı Milliye
linked to: Kuva-yi Milliye
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
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
languageOfName Turkish
legacy symbol of popular resistance in Turkish national history
militaryRole guerrilla warfare
local defense
sabotage operations
notableLeader Ali Fuat Cebesoy
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Refet Bele
Çerkes Ethem
operationalArea Eastern Anatolia
Southern Anatolia
linked to: southern Anatolia

Western Anatolia
opposedBy Ottoman government in Istanbul
opposedTo Allied occupation forces
Armenian forces in Eastern Anatolia
Greek forces in Western Anatolia
organizedAs local militia bands
partOf Turkish nationalist movement
linked to: Turkish nationalism
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
linked to: Amasya

Erzurum Congress
Sivas Congress
successor Regular Army of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
supportedBy Turkish National Movement
timePeriod 1919–1920

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Dumlupınar opposingForcesInBattle Turkish National Forces
Battle of Dumlupınar combatant Turkish National Forces
31 Mart Vakası opposedBy Hareket Ordusu
linked to: Turkish National Forces
Ankara Government militaryArm Turkish National Forces
Turkish Army’s entry into İzmir belligerent Turkish National Forces