Atatürk’ün Esir Aldığı Yunan General Nikolaos Trikupis ve Talas Üsera Garnizonu

Abstract

After the First World War, especially with the support of England, the Greek army invaded Anatolian lands on the way to realize Megali Idea (Greater Greece). The regular army of the Turkish Grand National Assembly established on the Western Front dealt the final blow to the Greek army with The Great Offensive and the Battle of the Commander –in-Chief. In addition to the Greek soldiers captured in the wars before this victory, many Greek soldiers, as well as the commander –in-chief of the Greek army, General Trikupis, and her entourage were also captured after the said victory. As the number of prisoners increased rapidly after The Great Offensive and the Battle of the Commander –in-Chief, the captive officers were transferred to Afyon, Kırşehir and Kayseri. Other military and civilian prisoners were transferred to different parts of Anatolia. Greek prisoners of war were kept in the prisoner garrisons until the implementation of the document on the mutual release of prisoners signed between the states of Turkey and Greece at the Lausanne Peace Conference. Only Greek Officers remained in Talas Prisoner Garrison, one of these prisoner garrisons. The Talas Prisoner Garrison was inspected twice by international Committee of the Red Cross. The delegation prepared reports on the condition of the prisoners and the garrison. In this study, the captivity of General Trikupis on the battlefield, the Talas Prisoner Garrison and situation of the captive Greek officers staying here, the aid of the Red Crescent Society to the prisoners will be emphasized. The Study was planned to be prepared by making use archival resources, memoirs, newspapers and copyright-reviewed works. © 2023 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.