Siege of Aintab
The Siege of Aintab or Siege of Antep was a military engagement between the Turkish National Forces and the French Army of the Levant occupying the city of Aintab during the Turkish War of Independence.
Fighting began in April 1920, when French forces opened fire on city. Fighting continued until February 1921.
According to Ümit Kurt, born in modern-day Gaziantep and an academic at Harvard’s Center for Middle East Studies,Timeline
- 1 - 16 April: 1st Turkish siege
- 30 April - 23 May: 2nd Turkish siege
- 30 May - 18 June: 1920 armistice
- 29 July - 10 August: 3rd Turkish siege
- 11 August: beginning of French siege
- 21 November - 18 December: Goubeau column participation
1921
- 7 February: last exit attempt
- 8 February: sending of a city parliamentary mission - cease fire
- 9 February: capitulation
