Kuva-yi Seyyare
| Kuvâ-yi Seyyâre | |
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Ethem the Circassian and Mustafa Kemal Pasha meet in Yozgat, they are posing with the Kuva-yi Seyyare. 1920. | |
| Active | 1919–1921 |
| Country | Ottoman Empire |
| Allegiance | Turkish National Movement (1919–1920) Independent (1920–1921) |
| Type | Field Army |
| Nickname(s) | Green Army Anatolian Army |
| Engagements | Turkish War of Independence
Revolt of Ahmet Anzavur |
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| Notable commanders | Çerkes Ethem |
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Kuvâ-yi Seyyâre (Ottoman Turkish: قواى سياره, lit. 'The Traveling Forces' or 'The Mobilized Forces'), also known as the Green Army Society (Turkish: Yeşil Ordu Cemiyeti) or the People's Branch (Turkish: Halk Zümresi) was a force of Circassian and Abkhazian volunteers led by Çerkes Ethem against the Allied invasion forces during the Turkish War of Independence. The group saw themselves as a force to fight against "those who caused disturbance to the greater good of Anatolia". The forces put down several rebellions and played a big role in significantly slowing down the Greek army during the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922). In time, as Ethem's Islamic socialist views clashed with the Turkish nationalism of Mustafa Kemal's Turkish National movement, he eventually cut ties with them, and was declared a traitor due to clashes with İsmet İnönü.