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The Importance of The Independence War "The Greek-TurkishWar"This war had attracted People's attention ali över the vvorld, easterlyand vvesterly. Orientals had been preoccupied vvith it due to the deep religious,social and historical relations vvhich connected them vvith the OttomanEmpire." On the other hand, the Europeans vvere interested in thisvvar, vvherever the historians and authors had profoundly studied it andthe military had ciritcally analyzed it. Accordingly, most of them hadagreed that the Turks vvere vvorthy victory because of many reasns, as follovv2 .It was knovvn that the Turkish nation vvas a militant nation, and itshistory-for fıve centuries, vvas evidently full of endless exploits. Undoubtedly,military acumen-according to the Turks vvas a natural instinct. Thisquality of the Turks vvas not easily accompolished for the Greeks - vvhovvere dominated by the Turkish Empire for more than five hundred years- to encounter their previous governors face to face (vis - â- vis). Hovvever,some spiteful people had accused the contemporary Turks that theydid not belong to the ancient conquerors' lineage vvho had founded thebroad ottoman Empire until they had reached Vienn 3 .But this opinion had been criticized by the European thinkers themselvessuch as Mr. SinoBosk-in his famous book entitled (Turkey &Turks). He could, during his actual participation in that vvar analyze anddisprove such rootless claims and pretensions.For example, El-Dardanelle Campaign vvhich England and Francehad equipped vvith enormous navies, armies and developed equipments -to attack Al-Assetana had failed before the firmness and resolution of theTurkish troops. Surprisingly, the English officiers as vvell as the soldiersvvere astonished by the Turks' marvellous courage.It is fair enough to set El-Dardanelle Campaign - vvhich the Turksrushed into during the great vvar - as an evidence that the Turkish nationvvas truely the successors of the anicent conquerors 4 . Undoubtedly, Englandand France failure to break into that strait and occupy Al-Assetanaduring only tvvo vveeks ~ as they pretended - vvas adistinct confession thatthe Turks vvere eternally courageous vvorriors and had high fîghting efficieny.Of Course, the Turkish soldier's emotions in the independence vvarvvere impassioned because he vvas defending his homeland and unless he2. A. Levaa, 28.8.1921, No.6.3. Ibid.4. Ibid.614