The 86th anniversary of Turkish victory over Greek forces in the War of Independence will be remembered around the country and in Turkish representations around the world Saturday.

  The victory Aug. 30, 1922, over the Greek military was the last big engagement between the two armies.

Turkish Daily News, Aug. 30, 2008

The liberation of the Turkish Cypriots  in North Cyprus (1974) by Turkish Troops was great too and saved a lot of suffering!