Turkish counter-attack (Greco-Turkish War)
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Was a Turkish offensive against the Greek army during the Greco-Turkish War.
Chronology
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August 1922: The major Greek defense positions were overrun, and Afyon fell to Ottoman forces.
September 1922: Turkish cavalry entered Smyrna on September 9.
September 1922: On 16 September the last Greek troops left Çeşme.
September 1922: Anisa was taken by the Ottomans on September 8.
September 1922: Mustafa Kemal's troops moved into the straits zones and refused British requests to leave. The British cabinet was divided on the matter but eventually any possible armed conflict was prevented. British General Charles Harington, allied commander in Constantinople, kept his men from firing on Turks and warned the British cabinet against any rash adventure. The Greek fleet left Constantinople upon his request. The British finally decided to force the Greeks to withdraw behind the Maritsa in Thrace. This convinced Mustafa Kemal to accept the opening of armistice talks.
September 1922: Balıkesir and Bilecik were taken by the Ottomans on September 6.
September 1922: On September 2, 1922, Eskişehir was captured by the Turkish National Forces led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
September 1922: Aydın conquered by Ottoman Empire.
September 1922: Aydın, Germencik and Kuşadası fell under Turkish control.
September 1922: Gemlik and Mudanya fell to the Ottomans on September 11.
September 1922: The expulsion of the Greek Army from Anatolia was completed.
