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Turkish front. The better-equipped Greeks pushed back the Turks and took the dominant hill called Metristepe on the 27th. A night
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738:İsmet's (a
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639:1922 Samsun
377:1920 Samsun
365:Şehzadebaşı
281:707 killed
257:İsmet Pasha
159:İsmet İnönü
1770:Categories
1624:Agreements
1545:Dumlupınar
1469:Occupation
1437:Kanlıgeçit
889:References
834:Metristepe
767:Dumlupınar
765:, east of
703:After the
691:Background
579:Kanlıgeçit
523:Sarikamish
500:2nd Smyrna
490:Dumlupınar
413:Occupation
408:1st Smyrna
296:3 executed
290:681 killed
80:newspapers
1530:Eskişehir
1525:2nd İnönü
1520:1st İnönü
1500:Tellidede
1432:Kovanbaşı
1422:Karboğazı
1379:Sarıkamış
1276:Köysancak
1223:Campaigns
1102:Elections
1041:awakening
857:stalemate
816:Aftermath
763:Eskişehir
713:İsmet Bey
574:Kovanbaşı
564:Karboğazı
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465:1st İnönü
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1754:Timeline
1685:Assembly
1683:National
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848:—
782:Southern
387:Tal Afar
263:Strength
178:Location
1660:Ottoman
1606:Ardahan
1589:Georgia
1535:Sakarya
1490:Erbeyli
1485:Bergama
1427:Kaç Kaç
1366:Armenia
1323:Revolts
1254:Taşlıca
1231:British
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480:Sakarya
435:Erbeyli
430:Bergama
94:scholar
1632:Allies
1611:Batumi
1495:Erikli
1480:Malgaç
1417:Aintab
1407:Marash
1399:French
1356:Yozgat
1288:Samsun
1128:Issues
868:Ankara
730:Battle
673:Turkey
615:Yozgat
559:Aintab
549:Marash
440:Erikli
425:Malgaç
271:15,000
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195:Result
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747:Bursa
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717:Bursa
665:İnönü
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182:Near
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