Liberation of Smyrna

Liberation of Smyrna
	Part of Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)
	; The entry of the Turkish Army into Izmir. (77 cm × 53 cm, Museum of Ataturk and the War of Independence Museum)
Date	9 September 1922
Location	Smyrna, Ottoman Empire
Result	Decisive Turkish Victory Greek withdrawal from western Anatolia; Great Fire of Smyrna; Armistice of Mudanya;
Belligerents
Grand National Assembly	Greece
Commanders and leaders
Fahrettin Altay	Aristidis Stergiadis
Strength
	40,000 (Smyrna's Defense, 4 divisions)

The Liberation of Smyrna (Turkish language: İzmir'in Kurtuluşu) was the final phase of the Great Smyrna Offensive and last conflict of the Turkish Independence War.^[1] After the Turkish Army inflicted heavy losses on the Greek Army at Dumlupınar, on 30 August 1922, Greek forces were constantly retreating towards Smyrna as the Turkish Army's westward advance continued. On 9 September 1922, the Turkish Army entered Smyrna from the east (Kemalpaşa). 9 September is considered a local holiday as the Liberation of Izmir in the Province of Izmir, Turkey.

Republican People's Party[]

In 1923, Republican People's Party was founded by Kemal Atatürk . Atatürk chose 9 September as the establishment date of his party as a reminder of the liberation of İzmir.

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Greeks surrender Smyrna to Turks after shell fire, New York Times, published September 10, 1922.

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[NYT-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Greeks surrender Smyrna to Turks after shell fire, New York Times, published September 10, 1922.

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