Battle of Kanlı Geçit

Battle of Kanlı Geçit
Part of the Franco-Turkish War
Date 1 November 1920 Location Kanlı Geçit ("Bloody Gateway") Result Turkish victory
Belligerents
National Forces	France
Commanders and leaders
Tufan Bey	Unknown
Strength
1000 Kuva-yi Milliye militias	over 3500 soldiers
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Battle of Kanlı Geçit was a battle between Turkish National Forces and the French Third Republic during the Franco-Turkish War. The battle ended with a Turkish victory on November 1, 1920.

Background

French interest in the region sparked by the Sykes-Picot Agreement, signed amidst World War One.

Battle

Plain Osmaniye were scattered in national detachments located in town, but a large part of the French forces in the morning hours, without suffering any resistance from the 1000 Kuva-yi Milliye militias, advanced to Mamure railway station. The French forces advancing in the direction of the bell were also met with resistance here but they continued to advance towards the Bloody Gateway. In this way, all the forces of the French, had to reach Blood Alley-Mamure railway line by noon. This is the face of large-scale attacks on Turkish forces recovered Osmaniye, Osmaniye-Yarpuz was able to retreat to Yarpuz, 20 km away. Forces from Ceyhan retreated to the northern bank of the Ceyhan River and also a portion of the platoon and they began to move towards Kadirli.

French forces north of the Ceyhan River and east of the starting offensive against the Turkish forces, our troops had taken under intense fire. This fire is conveyed to employees under the French forces east of the river, where many casualties and then they gave the Turkish Forces, had repulsed the French forces.

On November 2, 1920, has never been a serious conflict, but they continued to collect the French forces Blood Alley-Mamure line. In this situation, where the Turkish troops in the rapidly began to collect in Blood Alley zone and 500 Kadirli platoon command in Aydınoğlu Mr. Flood, among which also came to Haruniye.

Bloody Gateway to accumulate these forces had entered a short time waiting period. However, in the morning of November 8, 1920 The French began to fire at the Turkish forces, and also with the fire, the French aircraft were in motion passed. In this attack, the French had occupied high positions of the Turkish forces, but these positions were taken back by the Turks in the evening. But this attack had occupied a hill, and had spent the night on the hill.

In the morning of November 9, 1920 in Kabaktepe, French began an extensive and intense offense against the National Forces, and until the evening, they continued successfully. After this, the French were seized in Kabaktepe at 12.00. Gouraud the divisions in this general attack, the offensive and the capture have been reduced to Islahiye over Hasanbeyli, Square-i Ekbez and had come to Gaziantep-Kilis Added by being there.