Urla clashes

Urla clashes
	Part of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–22)
	; Greek soldiers disembarking in Smyrna (May 1919)
Date	16–17 May 1919
Location	Urla
Result	Greek victory Greek army enters Urla;
Belligerents
Greece	Kuva-yi Milliye
Commanders and leaders
	Lieutenant colonel Kazım Bey¹
Strength
800 irregular Greeks; 2 Greek army companies	25 soldiers and gendarmeries; 120 militia men
	1: 173. regiment commander, 2: 173. regiment soldiers

Urla Clashes were a series of clashes in Urla (now a district center of İzmir Province, Turkey) during the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922). After the Greek landing at İzmir, the Greek army advanced and occupied Bornova and Karşıyaka. After that, it advanced to the Karaburun Peninsula where Urla was situated.

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