30 AUGUST: THE VICTORY OF MİND, PERSEVERENCE AND COURAGE

Abstract

The victory of 30 August is undoubtedly one of the most important turning points in Turkish history. With this victory, not only the Greek occupation forces were expelled from Anatolia, but also were laid the groundwork for the establishment of an independent and modern Turkish Republic. Undoubtedly, Mustafa Kemal, who is a military genius, had a great role in the success of this attack as the commander-in-chief. This army, which mobilized by the poor Anatolian people using everything they had for the salvation of the homeland, had no other option to achieve a decisive Turkish victory. Having come to the point of exhaustion of all its resources, the Turkish nation had no opportunity to continue this struggle any longer. An absolute victory had to be achieved with a final counterattack. However, the Greek occupation forces were not the only obstacle on the way to victory. Besides that the hostilities of the sultan and the Istanbul government, and obstructions of the opponents in the parliament also threatened the national liberation struggle. In this article, rather than the military aspects of the 30 August victory, the attempts to wear down and prevent Mustafa Kemal from success, who has become the symbol of the Turkish War of Independence and the Turkish independence struggle, will be reviewed. In the face of these difficulties, not only his military skills, but also his admirable qualities as a superior leader, a visionary politician and a statesman will emerge.