Siege of Aintab
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The Siege of Aintab[1][2] or Siege of Antep (Turkish: Antep Kuşatması) was a military engagement between the Turkish National Forces and the French Colonial Forces occupying the city of Aintab (present-day Gaziantep) during the Turkish War of Independence (specifically its southern front, known as the Franco-Turkish War).
Fighting began in April 1920, when French forces opened fire on city. Fighting continued until February 1921.[3]
Notes
References
- ↑ Şimşir, Bilâl, İngiliz Belgelerinde Atatürk, 1919-1938, Volume 3, Istanbul: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, p. 168.
- ↑ Documents on British foreign policy, 1919-1939, London: H. M. Stationery Office, 1970, vol. 15, p. 155.
- ↑ Gesar, A. "Agony of a City: The 314 Days of Aintab," Pts. 1-2, Armenian Review 30/2-3 (Summer-Autumn 1977): pp. 115-47, 265-81.
Further reading
- Shepard, Dr. Lorin, "Fighting the Turks at Aintab," Current History 14/4 (July 1921).
