Revolts during the Turkish War of Independence

Revolts against the Turkish National Movement (1919–1923)

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Turkish War of
Independence

Anglo-Turkish War

* Constantinople
* Şehzadebaşı
* Akbaş
* 1920 Samsun
* 1920 Summer Offensive
* Tal Afar
* Chanak crisis

Greco-Turkish War

* 1st Smyrna
* Occupation
* Urla
* Malgaç
* Bergama
* Erbeyli
* Erikli
* Tellidede
* Aydın
* 1920 Summer Offensive
* Gediz
* 1st İnönü
* 2nd İnönü
* Kütahya–Eskişehir
* Sakarya
* Great Offensive
* Dumlupınar
* Balıkesir
* 2nd Smyrna

Turkish–Armenian War

* Oltu
* Sarikamish
* Surmalu
* Kars
* Alexandropol

Franco-Turkish War

* Marash
* Urfa
* Aintab
* Karboğazı
* Kaç Kaç
* Kovanbaşı
* Kanlıgeçit
* Fadıl

Revolts

* Ahmet Anzavur
* İzmit
* Geyve
* Yozgat
* Konya
* Koçgiri

Naval

* 1922 Samsun

A number of revolts against the Turkish Revolutionaries broke out during the Turkish War of Independence.

Mustafa Kemal, who was the leader of the nationalist government of Turkey during the war of independence was primarily concerned about subduing the internal revolts and establishing domestic security. To achieve this, the parliament passed the Law of Treachery to the Homeland and established Mobile Gendarmerie Troops. [citation needed] These revolts had the effect of delaying the nationalist movement's struggle against the occupying foreign forces on several fronts. These revolts, such as those by Ahmed Anzavur, were put down with some difficulty by nationalist forces.[1]

Name  | Date  | Area  | Opponent  | Goal  | Conclusion

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Ottoman Controlled
Revolt of Ahmet Anzavur | (2 November 1919-
16 April 1920)  | Manyas, Susurluk, Gönen  | Kuva-yi Seyyare  | ?  | ?
Kuva-yi Inzibatiye | (18 April 1920-
25 June 1920)  | Bolu, Düzce, Hendek, Adapazarı  | Kuva-yi Seyyare  | Caliphate army, sympathetic to Islamism and the ailing monarchy, armed by the British  | Prevention of National Forces towards the straits
Feudal Originated Riots
Yozgat Rebellion | ?  | Yozgat | Kuva-yi Seyyare  | 1) Çerkez Ethem, 2) Turkish National Forces  | ?
Çopur Musa Rebellion | ?  | Afyon  | Kuva-yi Seyyare  | Supported by Greeks to prevent organization of national forces.  | ?
Konya Rebellion | ?  | Konya | Turkish National Forces  | Supported by French, British, and Italian military. The rioters opened a jihad against the Mustafa Kemal's forces, claiming that he aimed to abolish the 1300-year-old Islamic caliphate, held by the Ottomans since 1517  | ?
Milli Tribe Rebellion | 1 June-
8 July 1920  | Urfa | Turkish National Forces (5th army)  | This main Kurdish tribe was rioted against the Nationals supported by French, and British military and Armenians and other smaller Kurdish tribes  | ?
Demirci Mehmet Efe Rebellion | ?  | ?  | Refet Bey | ?  | ?
Çerkez Ethem Rebellion | ?  | ?  | İsmet Bey | ?  | ?
Separatist revolts
Koçgiri rebellion | July 1920-
June 1921  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?

## List of rebellions

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1. Ali Batı Affair (11 May 1919 – 18 August 1919)
2. Ali Galip Affair (20 August 1919 – 15 September 1919)
3. First Bozkır Uprising (29 September 1919 – 4 October 1919)
4. Second Bozkır Uprising (20 October 1919 – 4 November 1919)
5. First Ahmet Anzavur Uprising (25 October 1919 – 30 November 1919)
6. First Düzce Uprising (13 April 1920 – 31 May 1920)
7. Second Düzce Uprising (19 July 1920 – 23 September 1920)
8. Sheikh Eşref Uprising (Hart Olayı) (26 October 1919 – 24 December 1919)
9. Kızılkuyu Affair (28 October 1919 - 29 October 1919)
10. Apa Clashes (28 October 1919)
11. Dinek Clashes (1 November 1919)
12. Demirkapı Clashes (15 November 1919)
13. Second Ahmet Anzavur Uprising (16 February 1920 – 19 April 1920)
14. Kuvâ-yi İnzibâtiye (18 April 1920 - 25 June 1920)
15. Third Ahmet Anzavur Uprising (10 May 1920 – 22 May 1920)
16. First Yozgat Uprising/First Çapanoğlu Uprising (15 May 1920 – 27 August 1920)
17. Second Yozgat Uprising/Second Çapanoğlu Uprising (5 September 1920 – 30 December 1920)
18. Zile Uprising (25 May 1920 – 21 June 1920)
19. Aynacıoğulları Uprising (1918 - 21 November 1923)
20. Milli Tribe Uprising (1 June 1920 – 8 September 1920)
21. Cemil Çeto Affair (20 May 1920 – 7 June 1920)
22. İnegöl Affair (20 July 1920 – 20 August 1920)
23. Çopur Musa Uprising (Afyonkarahisar) (21 June 1920)
24. Kula Affair (27 June 1920 – 28 June 1920)
25. Konya Uprising (2 October 1920 – 22 November 1920)
26. Demirci Mehmet Efe Uprising (1 December 1920 – 30 December 1920)
27. Çerkez Ethem Uprising (27 December 1920 – 23 January 1921)
28. Koçgiri/Koçkiri Rebellion (6 March 1921 – 17 June 1921)
29. Revenge Regement Uprising (July 1920)
30. Pontus Uprising (December 1920 - 6 February 1923)

Sources:[2][3]

## References

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1. ^ Zurcher, Erik J. (1993). Turkey: A Modern History. London: I.B. Taurus & Co Ltd. p. 159\. ISBN 9781850436140.
2. ^ "Dr. Yunus Kobal: Milli Mücadelede İç Ayaklanmalar, Hacettepe Üniversitesi". Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
3. ^ "mevzuvatan.com, TÜRK İSTİKLAL HARBİ SIRASINDA MEYDANA GELEN AYAKLANMALAR, 06 Mayıs 2011". Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.

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Turkish War of Independence

Concepts|

* Partition of the Ottoman Empire
* Khilafat Movement
* King–Crane Commission

National
awakening|

* Turkish National Movement
* Karakol society
* Sultanahmet demonstrations
* Amasya Circular
* Erzurum Congress
* Balıkesir Congress
* Alaşehir Congress
* Sivas Congress
* Amasya Protocol
* Grand National Assembly

Elections|

* Ottoman Parliament (1919)
* Grand National Assembly (1920)
* Grand National Assembly (1923)

Issues|

* Amasya trials
* United States during the Turkish War of Independence
* Bombardment of Samsun
* Chanak crisis
* Fire of Manisa
* Burning of Smyrna
* Responsibility
* Kaç Kaç incident
* Malta exiles
* Media
* Menemen massacre
* Personae non gratae
* Ankara Government and Georgia
* Population exchange
* Samsun deportations
* Yalova Peninsula massacres

Campaigns|

| British|

* Istanbul
* Al-Jazeera Front
* First Offensive of Sulaymaniyah
* Taşlıca
* Tal Afar uprising
* Battle of Babaçiçek
* Özdemir Operation
* Köysancak
* Eskişehir (1920)
* Samsun
* Şehzadebaşı raid
* Akbaş
* Summer Offensive of 1920
* Chanak crisis
* Liberation of Istanbul

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Revolts|

* Koçgiri rebellion
* Konya rebellion
* Kuva-yi Inzibatiye
* Battle of Geyve
* Revolt of Ahmet Anzavur
* Yozgat

Armenia|

* Oltu
* Sarıkamış
* Kars
* Alexandropol

French|

* Marash
* Urfa
* Aintab
* Karboğazı
* Kaç Kaç
* Kovanbaşı
* Kanlıgeçit
* Fadıl
* Alemdar Incident

Greek|

* Smyrna, 1919 (Occupation)
* Urla
* Malgaç
* Bergama
* Erbeyli
* Erikli
* Tellidede
* Aydın
* Summer Offensive of 1920
* Gediz
* 1st İnönü
* 2nd İnönü
* Eskişehir
* Sakarya
* Great Offensive
* Dumlupınar
* Liberation of Balıkesir
* Capture of Smyrna

U.S.|

* Bombardment of Samsun
* Liberation of Istanbul

Georgia|

* Artvin (1919)
* Artvin (1921)
* Ardahan
* Batumi

Agreements|

| Allies|

* Conference of London (1921–1922)
* Conference of London (1920)
* San Remo conference
* Paris Peace Conference

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Ottoman|

* Misak-ı Millî
* Treaty of Sèvres

National
Assembly|

* Treaty of Alexandropol
* Treaty of Moscow
* Conference of London (1920)
* Cilicia Peace Treaty
* Treaty of Ankara
* Treaty of Kars
* Conference of London (1921–1922)
* Armistice of Mudanya
* Conference of Lausanne
* Treaty of Lausanne

Timeline

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List of modern conflicts in the Middle East

1910s|

* World War I
* Italo-Turkish War
* Middle Eastern theatre
* Battle of Robat Karim
* Arab Revolt
* Armenian genocide
* Assyrian genocide
* Mount Lebanon starvation
* Unification of Saudi Arabia
* Simko Shikak revolt
* 1919 Egyptian revolution
* Turkish War of Independence
* Anglo-Turkish War
* Al-Jazeera Front
* Greco-Turkish War
* Turkish–Armenian War
* Franco-Turkish War
* Revolts
* United States
* Mahmud Barzanji revolts

1920s|

* Franco-Syrian War
* Iraqi Revolt (1920)
* Intercommunal conflict in Mandatory Palestine
* 1922 Dhabyani coup d'état
* Adwan Rebellion
* Arab separatism in Khuzestan
* Great Syrian Revolt
* 1926 Dhabyani coup d'état
* 1928 Dhabyani coup d'état
* Sheikh Said rebellion

1930s|

* Ararat rebellion
* Ahmed Barzani revolt
* Simele massacre
* Saudi–Yemeni war (1934)
* Goharshad Mosque rebellion
* 1935–1936 Iraqi Shia revolts
* 1935 Yazidi revolt
* 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
* Dersim rebellion

1940s|

* World War II
* Italian bombing of Palestine
* Allied invasion of Iraq
* Syria–Lebanon campaign
* Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
* 1943 Barzani revolt
* Al-Waziri coup
* Al-Wathbah uprising
* Kurdish separatism in Iran
* Iran crisis of 1946
* Arab–Israeli conflict
* 1948 Arab–Israeli War
* Suez Crisis
* 1967 Six-Day War
* 1973 Yom Kippur War
* 1982 Lebanon War

1950s|

* Buraimi dispute
* 1952 Egyptian revolution
* 1953 Iranian coup d'état
* Jebel Akhdar War
* Cyprus Emergency
* Suez Crisis
* Yemeni–Adenese clan violence
* 1958 Lebanon crisis
* 1958 Iraqi revolution
* 1959 Mosul uprising

1960s|

* Cyprus crisis of 1963–1964
* Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
* First Iraqi–Kurdish War
* Second Iraqi–Kurdish War
* Dhofar rebellion
* North Yemen civil war
* Feb. 1963 Iraqi coup
* Mar. 1963 Syrian coup
* Nov. 1963 Iraqi coup
* Aden Emergency
* 1964 Hama riot
* Israeli–Palestinian conflict
* 1948 Palestine war
* First Intifada
* Second Intifada
* 1965 Sharjawi coup d'état
* 1966 Syrian coup d'état
* 1966 Dhabyani coup d'état
* 1969 Saudi Arabian coup attempt

1970s|

* Black September in Jordan
* 1972 Sharjawi coup d'état attempt
* Yemenite War of 1972
* Turkish invasion of Cyprus
* Shatt al-Arab clashes
* Lebanese Civil War
* Political violence in Turkey
* Islamist uprising in Syria
* 1977 Shia uprising in Iraq
* NDF Rebellion
* Yemenite War of 1979
* Iranian revolution
* Consolidation of the Iranian revolution
* 1979 Qatif Uprising
* Grand Mosque seizure
* 1979–1980 Shia uprising in Iraq

1980s|

* Iran–Iraq War
* 1980 Turkish coup d'état
* Kurdish–Turkish conflict
* Turkey–PKK conflict
* South Yemen civil war
* 1986 Egyptian conscripts riot
* 1986 Damascus bombings
* 1987 Sharjawi coup d'état attempt
* Mecca massacre
* Abu Nidal's executions

1990s|

* Gulf War (1990–1991)
* 1991 Iraqi uprisings
* Terror campaign in Egypt (1990s)
* Yemeni civil war (1994)
* Iraqi Kurdish Civil War
* Islamic insurgency in Saudi Arabia (2000–present)
* Operation Desert Fox
* al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
* 1999 Shia uprising in Iraq

2000s|

* Iraq War
* Balochi insurgency in Iran
* 2004 Qamishli riots
* Houthi insurgency in Yemen
* Iran–Israel proxy conflict
* 2006 Lebanon War
* Fatah–Hamas conflict
* South Yemen insurgency

2010s|

* 2011 Bahraini uprising
* Egyptian Crisis
* Sinai insurgency
* Insurgency in Egypt (2013–present)
* Syrian civil war
* Turkish involvement in Syria
* Syrian War spillover in Lebanon
* Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013)
* War in Iraq (2013–2017)
* Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present)
* Yemeni crisis
* Yemeni civil war (2014–present)

2020s|

* 2021 Beirut clashes
* Gaza war
* Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)
* Red Sea crisis
* 2024 Iran–Israel conflict
* Iran–Israel war

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