Türkiye on Friday celebrates the 102nd anniversary of its Victory Day also known as Turkish Armed Forces Day, which commemorates the decisive defeat of the occupying Greek army in the Battle of Dumlupinar in 1922, Report informs.
The Great Offensive – one of the greatest military victories in history – was launched by the Turkish Armed Forces on August 26, 1922, under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Türkiye, and ended on September 18 that same year.
From August 26 to August 30 of 1922, Turkish forces fought the Battle of Dumlupinar (considered part of the Greco-Turkish War) in Turkiye’s western Kutahya province, which they won.
By the end of 1922, all foreign forces had left the territories which would collectively become the new Republic of Turkiye one year later.
Victory Day, first celebrated in 1926, is traditionally observed on the last day of August, a month associated with landmark Turkish victories.