War and Conflict GreeceTurkey War 19211922 Turkish prisoners guarded by Greek troops at Mitylene The war started when Greece attempted to extend...
{"Image ImageDescription": "War and Conflict, Greece-Turkey War, 1921-1922, Turkish prisoners guarded by Greek troops at Mitylene, The war started when Greece attempted to extend their territories beyond Eastern Thrace and the district of Smyrna, these territories had been assigned to them by the Treaty of Sevres 1920, which was imposed on the weak Ottoman government, The Turks commanded by the nationalist leader Kemal Ataturk heavily defeated the Greeks and the Treaty of Lausanne 1923 obliged Greece to give up all their claims  (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)"}