| Kuvâ-yi Seyyâre | |
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 Ethem the Circassian and Mustafa Kemal Pasha meet in Yozgat, they are posing with the Kuva-yi Seyyare. 1920. | |
| Active | 1919-1921 |
| Country | Ottoman Empire |
| Allegiance |  Turkish National Movement (1919-1920) Independent (1920-1921) |
| Type | Field Army |
| Nickname(s) | Green Army Anatolian Army |
| Engagements | Turkish War of Independence
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| Notable commanders | Çerkes Ethem |
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Kuvâ-yi Seyyâre (Ottoman Turkish: قواى سياره, lit. 'The Traveling Forces'), also known as the Green Army Society (Turkish: Yeşil Ordu Cemiyeti) or the People's Branch (Turkish: Halk Zümresi) was a force of Circassian and Abkhazian volunteers led by Çerkes Ethem against the Allied invasion forces during the Turkish War of Independence.[1] The group saw themselves as a force to fight against "those who caused disturbance to the greater good of Anatolia".[2][3][4] The forces put down several rebellions and played a big role in significantly slowing down the Greek army during the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922). In time, as Ethem's Islamic Socialist views clashed with the Turkism-nationalism of Mustafa Kemal's Turkish National movement, he eventually cut ties with them, and was declared a traitor due to clashes with İsmet İnönü.[3][5][6]
- ^ "Kuvâ-yı Seyyare - Atatürk Ansiklopedisi". ataturkansiklopedisi.gov.tr. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- ^ Uğurlu, Nurer (2007). Çerkez Ethem Kuvvetleri Kuvayı Seyyare. Örgün Yayınları. ISBN 9789757651574.
- ^ a b Şener, Cemal (2007). Çerkes Ethem Olayı. Altın Kitaplar. ISBN 9789752108356.
- ^ Ethem, Dipşov (2015). Nutuk'a cevaplar.
- ^ Kurşun, Zekeriya. "Çerkez Ethem". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- ^ Uğurlu, Nurer (2007). Kuvayı Seyyare. Örgün Yayınevi. p. 357. ISBN 9789757651574.
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