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In Turkey: The Fundamental Law and abolition of the sultanate
…but were defeated at the Battle of the Sakarya River (August 24, 1921) and began a long retreat that ended in the Turkish occupation of İzmir (September 9, 1922).
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In Kemal Atatürk: The nationalist movement and the war for independence
…defeated the Greeks at the Battle of the Sakarya (August 23–September 13, 1921) and initiated an offensive (August 26–September 9, 1922) that pushed the Greeks to the sea at Izmir.
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