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title: Conquest of Smyrna During the Turkish War of Independence
author: Başkanlığını Aydın
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12496/conquest-of-smyrna-during-the-turkish-war-of-indep/
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# Conquest of Smyrna During the Turkish War of Independence

_Authored by Başkanlığını Aydın_

## Image File

[![Conquest of Smyrna During the Turkish War of Independence](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12496.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12496.jpg)

## Image Caption

Depicted here in a 1922 CE oil painting, the Turkish capture of Smyrna now Izmir (known as the Liberation of Izmir in Turkish) on 9 September 1922 CE, following the successful Great Smyrna Offensive which effectively sealed the Turkish victory and ended the [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/). Smyrna was the location of Turkish civilian armed resistance against the occupation of [Anatolia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/) by the Allies first begun on 15 May 1919 CE. (Attaturk & the War of Independence Museum, Ankara)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Aydın, B. (2020, July 20). Conquest of Smyrna During the Turkish War of Independence. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12496/conquest-of-smyrna-during-the-turkish-war-of-indep/>
### Chicago
Aydın, Başkanlığını. "Conquest of Smyrna During the Turkish War of Independence." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 20, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12496/conquest-of-smyrna-during-the-turkish-war-of-indep/>.
### MLA
Aydın, Başkanlığını. "Conquest of Smyrna During the Turkish War of Independence." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Jul 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12496/conquest-of-smyrna-during-the-turkish-war-of-indep/>.

## License & Copyright

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