Urla clashes

38°19′N 26°45′E / 38.317°N 26.750°E / 38.317; 26.750

Urla clashes
Part of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–22)

Greek soldiers disembarking in Smyrna (May 1919)
Date16–17 May 1919
Location
Urla
Result

Greek victory

  • Greek army enters Urla
Belligerents
Greece Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Lieutenant colonel Kazım Bey¹
Strength
800 irregular Greeks
2 Greek army companies		 25 soldiers and gendarmeries
120 militia men
1: 173. regiment commander, 2: 173. regiment soldiers

Urla Clashes were a series of clashes in Urla (now a district center of İzmir Province, Turkey) during the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922). After the Greek landing at İzmir, the Greek army advanced and occupied Bornova and Karşıyaka. After that, it advanced to the Karaburun Peninsula where Urla was situated.

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