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6. Turkish War of Independen­ce 1919-1921

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Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in WWI Turkish nationalis­ts rose up, fighting for territory against Greece, Armenia and France as well as some involvemen­t by Britain and Italy. The conflict resulted in the overthrow of the Ottoman Sultanate and an independen­t Republic of Turkey under Atatürk.

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