Özet:

After the withdrawal of the Ottoman State from the First World War by signing the Mondros Treaty, on May 15, 1919, the Greek forces began the occupation of the West Anadolu, starting from Izmir. As a response to this situation, in the cities in İzmir and in the occupied area, in the cities, the Medafaa-i Law, Redd-i Ilhak and Kuva-i Millions organizations began to be formed. During this process in Salihli, in the appearance of the armed resistance activities of the Kuva-i Millions organization and in the subsequent days in the defense of the Milne Line, 17. The Colordu Commander’s Deputy Bekir Sami Mr. and Çerkez Ethem Mr. have been important activities. Salihli was occupied on 23 June 1920 and occupied for 2 years 2 months 13 days and was recovered by the Turkish Army on 5 September 1922. It is the area where the Greek forces, who were unable to be held against the Great Taarruz, which the Turkish Army launched on August 26, 1922, and who lost the challenge battle in Dumlupınar on August 30, and withdrew to Izmir in a disruptive form, are planning to establish a new position. But the supreme Turkish army did not recognize the possibility of achieving this goal, as a result of the successful battles of the cavalry forces, on September 5, 1922 the Salihli returned and ended the hopes of the Greek troops to stay here. And thus the way is opened to the Turkish Army.

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