Battle Of Sakarya 1927 Ottoman Military Map Nutuk Atatürk Turkish War of Independence

Ottoman Map – Battle of Sakarya (Nutuk, 1927)

Description:
An original Ottoman Turkish map of the Battle of Sakarya (Sakarya Meydan Muharebesi), one of the most decisive confrontations of the Turkish War of Independence. The map was published in 1927 within the first edition of “Nutuk” (The Great Speech) written by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founding leader of modern Turkey.

The Battle of Sakarya (August–September 1921) marked the final Greek offensive into Anatolia. Under Atatürk’s supreme command and İsmet İnönü’s leadership, Turkish forces achieved a major defensive victory along the Sakarya River, shifting the momentum of the war and paving the way for ultimate independence.

Key Features:

• Title: Battle of Sakarya (Sakarya Meydan Muharebesi)

• Size: 26.7 × 22.9 cm

• Year: 1927

• Source: Nutuk (The Speech) by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

• Language: Ottoman Turkish (Arabic script)

• Condition: Good, with fold marks from original book binding

• Historical Significance: A rare original map of the Sakarya campaign, published in the same Ottoman-script edition of Nutuk, making it a highly collectible and historically meaningful artifact.