Özet:

On October 30, 1918, the Ottoman Empire signed the Armistice of Mudros with the Allies and withdrew from the First World War. In accordance with the 5th article of the armistice, they started to demobilize their armies. When the armistice was signed, the 6th Army and its 5th Division were in Mosul. According to the terms of armistice, the 6th Army was abolished. The 13th Corps, which was directly subordinate to the Ministry of War, was established in the region. The 5th Division was also attached to this corps and the division was assigned to ensure the security in and around Mardin. With the occupation of Urfa on March 24 on the Southern Front, the 5th Division joined the Urfa Defense. After Urfa's independence on April 11, 1920, the 5th division joined the Antep Defense on November 3, 1920. The division had dealt blows to the French with successful battles there. However, due to the siege, the people of Antep, who could not struggle against hunger, had to surrender to the French on February 8, 1921. When the French began peace talks with the Ankara Government on the Southern Front during the National Struggle, the Greeks advanced to the east of the Sakarya River on the Western Front. Therefore, this advance revealed the necessity of strengthening the Western Front. In this context, the 5th Division was sent to the Western Front in July 26, 1921 to participate in the Battle of Sakarya, depending on the 2nd Corps established on November 9, 1920, in the Southern Front. In this study, the activities of the 5th Division, which participated in the Battle of Sakarya on the Western Front from the Antep Defense, will be discussed. The main sources of the study are the documents obtained from the Archives and Military History Department of MND and the studies on the subject in the literature. The study would be presented by analyzing identified documents and information with qualitative, quantitative, and comparative methods. 

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