Abstract
Withthe Mondros Armisticesigned on 30 October 1918 after thedefeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, someparts of Anatolia havebeeninvadedbystatessuch as France, England, ItalyandGreece. Antep and Maraş, the two majorcities of thesouthernfrontier, werefirstoccupiedbythe English, thenthe French. Maraş got his independence on 12 February 1920. Antep had resistedthe French andArmenianforcesfor 11 monthsand had tosurrenderduetohungerandlack of amphibians. Withthe Ankara Treatywiththe French, Gaziantep wasliberatedfromtheoccupation on December 25, 1921 andregaineditsindependenceagain. Maras Warbiand Antep’s defensehave a veryimportantplace in theNationalStruggleyears, which is thedeathandsurvivalstruggle. Therearemanyissuesrelatedto Marash in the main sources of Antep defense. After brieflymentioningthe main sources of Antep defense, Makalede will focus on thepartsrelatedto Marash in defenseresources.
