Franco-Turkish War (dec 1, 1918 – oct 1, 1921)

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The Franco–Turkish War, known as the Cilicia Campaign in France and as the Southern Front of the Turkish War of Independence in Turkey, was a series of conflicts fought between France (the French Colonial Forces and the French Armenian Legion) and the Turkish National Forces (led by the Turkish provisional government after 4 September 1920) from December 1918 to October 1921 in the aftermath of World War I. French interest in the region resulted from the Sykes-Picot Agreement and returning Armenian refugees of the Armenian Genocide back to their homes.

Along with the other Allied powers, the French abandoned interest in the Armenian population in favor of supporting Turkey as a buffer state from Bolshevik expansionism.

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