Celebrations commemorate Turkish crushing victory against occupying Greek army in 1922.
, or National Forces, to take on the invaders.
The following year, Turkish soldiers would repel Greek forces that advanced within 70 kilometres of the parliament. At dawn, the offensive began with artillery fire as Turkish soldiers pushing forward seized Tinaztepe, Belentepe, and Kalecik Sivrisi near the town of Afyonkarahisar, which the Turkish army would liberate on August 27.
Ataturk ordered the Turkish army to move to the western Kutahya region on August 30, dealing a decisive blow to Greek troops in Anatolia.
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