Turkish capture of Smyrna
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The Turkish Capture of Smyrna, or the Liberation of İzmir marked the end of the 1919–1922 Greco-Turkish War, and the culmination of the Turkish War of Independence. On 9 September 1922, following the headlong retreat of the Greek army after its defeat at the Battle of Dumlupınar and its evacuation from western Anatolia, the Turkish 5th Cavalry Corps under the command of Major-General Fahrettin Altay within Turkish Army under the command of Mustafa Kemal Pasha marched into the city of Smyrna, bringing three years of Greek occupation to an end.
Painting of the Turkish Army's entry into Smyrna (located at Anıtkabir)
Turkish Cavalry Officers of the 4th Regiment, 2nd Cavalry Division with their Regimental Flag: Captain Şerafettin (İzmir), Lieutenant Hamdi (Yurteri) and Lieutenant Ali Rıza (Akıncı) who hoisted the first Turkish Flag to the Konak Building on the morning of 9 September 1922.
The Monument of Homeland and Honour and the Tuzakoğlu Flour Factory
Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
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The Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922 was fought between Greece and the Turkish National Movement during the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of World War I, between 15 May 1919 and 14 October 1922.
Clockwise from top left: Mustafa Kemal at the end of the First Battle of İnönü; Greek soldiers retreat during the last stages; Greek infantry charge in river Gediz; Turkish infantry in trench.
Arrival of Crown Prince George in Smyrna, 1919
Greek soldiers taking their posts in Smyrna (İzmir) amidst the jubilant ethnic Greek population of the city, 15 May 1919
Greek and American troops landing at Bandirma, July 1920