Polity France and Greece (Military Occupation)

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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by France and Greece that are not part of a specific military territory.

Establishment

  • November 1918: Joint French-Greek troops cross the Meriç River and occupy the town of Uzunköprü in Eastern Thrace as well as the railway axis till the train station of Hadımköy near Çatalca on the outskirts of Istanbul.

Chronology

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1. Turkish War of Independence

Was a series of military campaigns waged by the Turkish National Movement after parts of the Ottoman Empire were occupied and partitioned following its defeat in World War I. The war led to the establishment of the Republic of Turkey.

  • November 1918: Joint French-Greek troops cross the Meriç River and occupy the town of Uzunköprü in Eastern Thrace as well as the railway axis till the train station of Hadımköy near Çatalca on the outskirts of Istanbul.

Disestablishment

  • May 1919: The Greeks brought their forces into Eastern Thrace (apart from Constantinople and its region).