Muğla During the National Struggle

During the National Struggle, Muğla was occupied by the Italians on 23 July 1919. The importance of Muğla is that it is a border to the Greek occupation area. For this reason, thousands of Turks who had to migrate from the Greek occupation zone took refuge in the Menteşe Sanjak. The people of Menteşe provided great assistance in hosting these immigrants and meeting their needs. During the War of Independence, Muğla gave great support to the National Struggle movement initiated in Anatolia under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Pasha. This support has been done in several ways. First of all, all kinds of needs of Kuvȃ-yı Milliye (National Forces) units were met. Two leaders of National Forces, Demirci Mehmet Efe and Yörük Ali Efe frequently visited Muğla and met their needs from here. Muğla was the center of the Kuvȃ-yı Milliye units fighting against the Greeks in Aydın Province. The support of the people of Muğla to the National Struggle is not limited to this. Representatives of Muğla have also attended local and national congresses. Representatives of the Menteşe Sanjak also served in the last Assembly in Istanbul and the Turkish Grand National Assembly opened in Ankara. The people of Muğla also supported the National Struggle with the newspapers Menteşe and Anadolu’da İnkılȃb.

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