احتلال اليونانيين أزمير

احتلال اليونانيين أزمير

1919 CE · 1338 AH

Izmir

The Greek landing at Izmir (1919), enabled by Britain, and Mustafa Kemal's counter-campaign that drove them out and won him the title Ghazi across the Muslim world 1.

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Era
The Modern Era
Region
Anatolia
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191019201930
The Colonial Era · The Modern Era

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Izmir

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Overview

The Greek occupation of Izmir took place in 1338 AH (1919 CE), with British permission. The Greeks then pushed into Anatolia, until Mustafa Kemal led the resistance and drove them back. 2

Occupation and advance

The Greeks occupied Izmir in 1919 CE and pushed into Anatolia with British permission, as al-Salabi reports. 2

Resistance

Mustafa Kemal stirred the spirit of jihad among the Turks, so that he drove the Greeks back, and the forces of the Allies retreated before him. 2

Its echo in the Islamic world

The Islamic world rejoiced at the victory. Mustafa Kemal was given the title "al-Ghazi", Ahmad Shawqi praised him and compared him to Khalid ibn al-Walid (may God be pleased with him), and his victory was likened to the day of Badr. 2

Notes for researchers

  • The entry rests on al-Salabi's summary and has not yet been checked against Greek and British sources on the landing and on Britain's part in it.
  • The exact day of the landing is not given here; al-Salabi gives only the year.

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إلغاء الخلافة العثمانية· مصطفى كمال أتاتورك· Izmir

Sources

  1. al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001), p. 468
  2. al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001), p.468
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islam.museum contributors. “احتلال اليونانيين أزمير”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/greek-landing-izmir-1338/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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