MEMORIES FROM ATATURK

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Commander-in-Chief Mustafa Kemal Pasha launched the Great Offensive from Kocatepe at 5:30 a.m. on August 26, 1922, with cannon fire, personally commanding the battle. The enemy was routed in the field battle of Dumlupınar on August 30 and in hand-to-hand combat, and victory was achieved with the Turkish Army's entry into Izmir on September 9, 1922. On the 103rd anniversary of this victory, we commemorate all our martyrs and veterans, especially Ghazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his comrades-in-arms, with mercy and gratitude. (August 26, 2025)

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Dumlupınar, August 30, 1922...

Commander-in-Chief Marshal Gazi Mustafa Kemal had positioned himself between a division's artillery positions and the Turkish soldiers fighting in the forward line, directing the battle from there. At one point, he turned his head through the battery scope and called out:

-The sun's rays are obscuring our artillery's view. And soon, when these rays hit our bayonets, they will completely obscure the enemy's view!

Indeed, as the sun set, the bayonets changed color, and cries of "Allah... Allah..." rang out over the din of the artillery fire. From afar, Mustafa Kemal roared to the Commander-in-Chief of the enemy forces:

⁃ Hacı Anesti... Proud Commander!... Come and save your armies now!...

The next day, he and his entourage toured the Çalköy battlefield. Under the scorching sun, everywhere, all kinds of ammunition, weapons, and corpses lay scattered about...

This was one of Commander-in-Chief Gazi Mustafa Kemal's greatest hours. His unceasing, day and night toil, his faith and the nation's heartfelt sacrifices, his courage, endurance, and resistance all bore their visible and most captivating fruit here.

As the Marshal advanced, he suddenly stopped; among the corpses lay the Greek Regimental Flag, trampled in the mud on the ground, in disarray. Demonstrating his hallmark of chivalry, another example of nobility, he addressed an officer standing beside him, pointing to the flag:

-Raise the flag from the ground. he said.

The officer replied:

-Sir, this is a Greek Flag.

Before the officer could finish his sentence, an enraged Mustafa Kemal gave his order more clearly:

-This flag is a symbol of a nation's sovereignty; it must be respected even if it's an enemy! he said.

In that hideous field, the enemy flag was lifted from the ground and placed on a cannon positioned there.

Mustafa Kemal, observing the scene with sorrow in the horrific scene, expressed his impressions as follows:

-This sight is one that would shame and embarrass humanity. They forced us to defend ourselves, which is rightful... Turks would neither attempt nor stoop to such a thing in the lands of other nations...