Kurtuluş Savaşı
The Kurtuluş Savaşı, or the Turkish War of Independence, took place between 1919 and 1923. It was a conflict fought by the Turkish National Movement against occupying Allied forces following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I. The war aimed to establish a sovereign nation-state and led to the founding of the Republic of Turkey.
Key figures in the Kurtuluş Savaşı include Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who emerged as a prominent leader and later became the first President of Turkey. The war concluded with the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923, which recognized Turkey's independence and territorial integrity.