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Çopur Musa Uprising

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Çopur Musa Uprising
Part of Revolts during the Turkish War of Independence
Date21 June 1920
Location
Result Revolt suppressed
Belligerents
Çopur Musa's gang
Commanders and leaders
Çerkes Ethem
Demirci Efe
Çopur Musa

The Çopur Musa Uprising (Turkish: Çopur Musa Ayaklanması) was an uprising in Afyonkarahisar and its surroundings by Çopur Musa during the Turkish War of Independence.

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During the revolts in Bolu, Düzce, and Yozgat, Çopur Musa, who was trying to commit banditry while in the Uşak Assault Battalion in Afyonkarahisar, raided Çivril (which was then part of the Hüdavendigâr vilayet) on 21 June 1920 with the forces he gathered around him (mainly composed of Greeks).[1] Here, Çopur Musa incited the people to revolt by saying that the Caliphate was being lost and forcing them to join the army. Once he was defeated by the forces of the Turkish National Movement, he was forced to take refuge in Greece.[2]

Citations

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  1. ^ Tosun, Ulvi U. (2018). "Effects of Fugitives on Internal Security During the Armistice Period" (PDF). The Journal of International Social Research. 11 (57). doi:10.17719/jisr.2018.2436. ISSN 1307-9581. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ Çelik, Kemal (2006). "Millî Mücadele de İç İsyanlar Vatana İhanet Kanunu ve İstiklâl Mahkemeleri". Atatürk Yolu Dergisi (in Türkçe). 10 (40): 569–613. doi:10.1501/Tite_0000000073. ISSN 1303-5290.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)