1920 Y\u0131l\u0131 Nisan Ay\u0131nda<\/strong> Antep\u2019in Frans\u0131zlar Taraf\u0131ndan Ku\u015fat\u0131lmas\u0131<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            1 Nisan 1920 y\u0131l\u0131nda Tuz Han\u0131\u2019n\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcnde Ahmet K\u00f6r\u00fck\u00e7\u00fc\u2019n\u00fcn s\u0131kt\u0131\u011f\u0131 kur\u015fun zaten gergin olan Antep halk\u0131n\u0131n \u00fczerinde etkisini g\u00f6stermi\u015f ve \u015fehir i\u00e7i sava\u015flar\u0131 ba\u015flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131r[1]<\/a>. Bu tarihten \u00f6nce Antep\u2019in \u00e7evresinde Araptar Vakas\u0131, Karab\u0131y\u0131kl\u0131 Bask\u0131n\u0131, Kilis Yolu Sava\u015flar\u0131 gibi baz\u0131 \u00f6nemli geli\u015fmeler ve olaylar vuku bulmu\u015ftur; fakat s\u0131cak \u00e7arp\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131n \u015fehir i\u00e7ine de ta\u015f\u0131nmas\u0131 s\u00f6z konusu olaydan hemen sonra ya\u015fanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            1 Nisan\u2019dan itibaren Antep\u2019teki T\u00fcrkler daha \u00f6ncesinden belirlemi\u015f olduklar\u0131 plana g\u00f6re hareket etmeye ba\u015flam\u0131\u015f, Frans\u0131z kararg\u00e2h\u0131 olan Amerikan Kolejini ate\u015f alt\u0131na alm\u0131\u015f, mazgallar a\u00e7\u0131l\u0131p semtler silahl\u0131 milislere taksim edilmi\u015ftir[2]<\/a>. 4 Nisan da ise K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 Ali Bey Antep\u2019e gelmi\u015f, K\u00fcrk\u00e7\u00fc Han\u0131nda bir toplant\u0131 d\u00fczenlenmi\u015f ve \u015fehrin m\u00fcdafaas\u0131 i\u00e7in yeni kararlar al\u0131n\u0131p Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m ve \u015eim\u015fek taburlar\u0131 ad\u0131 verilen d\u00f6rder b\u00f6l\u00fckl\u00fc iki tabur te\u015fkil edilmi\u015ftir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Antep\u2019te ger\u00e7ekle\u015fen olaylar\u0131n T\u00fcrklerin \u00fcst\u00fcnl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc ile ba\u015flamas\u0131 ve birka\u00e7 mahalle istisna di\u011fer b\u00f6lgelerin T\u00fcrklerin elinde bulunmas\u0131[3]<\/a>, Frans\u0131z k\u0131talar\u0131n\u0131n Milli kuvvetler taraf\u0131ndan ku\u015fat\u0131lmas\u0131 \u00fczerine Frans\u0131zlar durumu d\u00fczeltmek i\u00e7in harekete ge\u00e7mi\u015ftir.  Albay Normand komutas\u0131nda takviyeli bir alay kuvvetin 15 Nisan 1920 g\u00fcn\u00fc Nizip g\u00fczerg\u00e2h\u0131ndan Antep\u2019e do\u011fru yola \u00e7\u0131kaca\u011f\u0131 Nizip M\u00fcdafaa-\u0131 Hukuk Cemiyeti taraf\u0131ndan bildirilmi\u015ftir. D\u00fc\u015fman kuvvetlerinin say\u0131 ve silah \u00fcst\u00fcnl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc, Milli kuvvetlerin d\u00fc\u015fman\u0131 durdurmas\u0131n\u0131 engellemi\u015f top ve makineli silah sesleri \u015fehirden duyulmaya ba\u015flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. C\u00fcn\u00fct tepesine toplar\u0131n\u0131 kuran Frans\u0131z birlikleri \u015fehri bombard\u0131mana ba\u015flam\u0131\u015f ayn\u0131 zamanda \u015fehrin bat\u0131s\u0131nda Kolej\u2019deki toplar da bu bombard\u0131mana d\u00e2hil olmu\u015ftur. Frans\u0131z birlikleri b\u00f6ylece Ku\u015f\u00e7uda\u011f\u0131, \u00c7\u0131ksorut, Hac\u0131baba tepelerini i\u015fgal ederek ku\u015fatma alt\u0131na alm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. T\u00fcm bunlar\u0131n yan\u0131nda 17 Nisan 1920 y\u0131l\u0131nda Albay Debieuvre komutas\u0131nda Kilis\u2019ten Antep\u2019e g\u00f6nderilen Frans\u0131z birlikleri de Azaz yoku\u015fu, Battalh\u00fcy\u00fck, \u00c7ift\u00e7i garaf\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7evirerek \u015fehri ku\u015fatma alt\u0131na alm\u0131\u015flard\u0131r[4]<\/a>. \u015eehrin hemen d\u0131\u015f\u0131ndaki do\u011fu, bat\u0131 ve g\u00fcney kesimleri Frans\u0131zlar\u0131n ku\u015fatmas\u0131 alt\u0131nda bulunmu\u015fsa da \u015fehir i\u00e7erisindeki \u00f6nemli mevkiler T\u00fcrk kuvvetlerinin elinde kalm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Bunun \u00fczerine Frans\u0131zlar T\u00fcrk kuvvetlerini tamamen etkisiz hale getirmek, direni\u015fi k\u0131rmak ve \u015fehri ele ge\u00e7irmek i\u00e7in \u015fehrin do\u011fu yakas\u0131n\u0131 kullanm\u0131\u015flar ve Ma\u011faraba\u015f\u0131 mevkiinde kuvvetli bir taarruza ba\u015flam\u0131\u015flard\u0131r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

26 Nisan 1920 Ma\u011faraba\u015f\u0131 Taarruzu ve Milli Kuvvetlerin Zaferi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

26 Nisan sabah\u0131 Antep\u2019in do\u011fu k\u0131sm\u0131n\u0131 ku\u015fatan Albay Normand birlikleri Ma\u011faraba\u015f\u0131 semtini kesintisiz 3 saat s\u00fcrecek olan top at\u0131\u015f\u0131na tutmu\u015flard\u0131r. Sald\u0131r\u0131n\u0131n do\u011fu b\u00f6lgesinden yap\u0131laca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 gizlemek ve do\u011fu b\u00f6lgesindeki T\u00fcrk kuvvetlerinin dikkatlerini da\u011f\u0131tmak i\u00e7in Albay Debieuvre birlikleri de bat\u0131 ve g\u00fcney cephelerine ate\u015f etmeye ba\u015flam\u0131\u015flard\u0131r. Antep\u2019teki T\u00fcrk kuvvetleri ise tedbirlerini al\u0131p teyakkuz halinde bir taarruzun yap\u0131laca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 \u00f6nceden kestirmi\u015flerdir[5]<\/a>. Bu bombard\u0131man T\u00fcrkleri hakl\u0131 g\u00f6stermi\u015f ve iki tank\u0131n korumas\u0131nda 400 ki\u015filik bir Frans\u0131z kuvveti Ma\u011faraba\u015f\u0131 cephesine sald\u0131r\u0131y\u0131 ba\u015flatm\u0131\u015flard\u0131r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tanklarla ilerleyen Frans\u0131z kuvveti, m\u00fccahitlerin bulunduklar\u0131 siperlere kadar girmi\u015f ve 10 metre kadar yak\u0131nl\u0131kta ate\u015fe ba\u015flay\u0131p yak\u0131ndaki evleri dahi i\u015fgal etmi\u015flerdir. Bunun \u00fczerine ihtiyat halindeki T\u00fcrk kuvvetleri ve di\u011fer semtlerden gelen takviyeler, Frans\u0131zlar\u0131n i\u015fgal ettikleri evlerin duvarlar\u0131n\u0131 delerek kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131kl\u0131 ate\u015f etmeye ba\u015flam\u0131\u015flard\u0131r[6]<\/a>. Ayn\u0131 \u015fekilde Frans\u0131zlara ait iki tank da ate\u015f alt\u0131nda tutulmu\u015f ve g\u00fc\u00e7lendirilmi\u015f mermilerle yap\u0131lan at\u0131\u015f sonunda tanklardan biri hareket edememi\u015f ve bozulmu\u015ftur[7]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cephenin her bir noktas\u0131nda kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131kl\u0131 ate\u015f devam etmi\u015f, kad\u0131nlar, k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck \u00e7ocuklar d\u00fc\u015fman kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda sava\u015fan m\u00fccahitlere su ve cephane g\u00f6t\u00fcrm\u00fc\u015f, d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015fte de yaral\u0131 ve \u015fehitleri ta\u015f\u0131m\u0131\u015flard\u0131r. Yine bu sald\u0131r\u0131 s\u0131ras\u0131nda d\u00fc\u015fman zehirli gazlar kullanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r ki bir mermi Abdullah Efendi\u2019nin bulundu\u011fu sipere d\u00fc\u015fm\u00fc\u015f ve bu zat\u0131n g\u00f6zleri kararm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Bu halde dahi d\u00fc\u015fman taraf\u0131na ate\u015f etmekten geri durmam\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. \u00c7at\u0131\u015fmalar devam ederken Arslan Bey ile tabur komutan\u0131 vekilli\u011fi yapan Te\u011fmen Kamil Efendi yanlar\u0131ndaki kuvvetler ile cepheye yeti\u015fmi\u015f ve bu durum halk\u0131n maneviyat\u0131 \u00fczerinde b\u00fcy\u00fck bir etki yapm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. \u0130yice kuvvet bulan halk, Frans\u0131zlara kar\u015f\u0131 g\u00fcc\u00fcn\u00fc artt\u0131rarak i\u015fgal edilen evlerin i\u00e7erisine bombalar at\u0131p, d\u00fc\u015fman\u0131 yanlardan yap\u0131lan ate\u015flerle zor durumda b\u0131rakm\u0131\u015flard\u0131r[8]<\/a>. T\u00fcrklerin t\u00fcm bu ola\u011fan\u00fcst\u00fc m\u00fccadelesi d\u00fc\u015fman\u0131n \u00e7ekilmesine yol a\u00e7m\u0131\u015f ve d\u00fc\u015fman geri \u00e7ekilirken p\u00fcsk\u00fcrtme devam etmi\u015ftir. Hatta cepheye h\u00e2kim bir noktada bulunan Bekirbey Camii minaresine \u00e7\u0131kan Zeynel Abidin Efendi ka\u00e7an d\u00fc\u015fmana ate\u015f a\u00e7arak birka\u00e7\u0131n\u0131 vurmay\u0131 ba\u015farm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r[9]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0130kindi vakti d\u00fc\u015fman top\u00e7ular\u0131 yine ayn\u0131 cephe \u00fczerine toplarla ve makineli t\u00fcfeklerle ate\u015f a\u00e7m\u0131\u015flarsa da Antep halk\u0131 taraf\u0131ndan yo\u011fun bir piyade at\u0131\u015f\u0131 ile kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131k verilmi\u015f[10]<\/a> ve bu s\u0131rada hareket edemeyen tank da di\u011fer tank taraf\u0131ndan halat ba\u011flan\u0131larak geri \u00e7ekilmek zorunda b\u0131rak\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r[11]<\/a>. D\u00fc\u015fman bombard\u0131man\u0131 birka\u00e7 saat daha devam etmi\u015f ve ak\u015fama do\u011fru ate\u015f sesleri kesilmi\u015ftir. Ak\u015fam karanl\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan yararlanan Antepli kuvvetler d\u00fc\u015fman\u0131n b\u0131rakm\u0131\u015f olduklar\u0131 silahlar\u0131 ve bombalar\u0131 almak \u00fczere hareket etmi\u015f ve on sekiz piyade, iki s\u00fcvari t\u00fcfe\u011fi, \u00fc\u00e7 otomatik t\u00fcfek, y\u00fcz kadar dolu otomatik \u015farj\u00f6r, bir\u00e7ok piyade cephanesi, \u00e7ok miktarda bomba ve \u00fc\u00e7 bin metre uzunlu\u011funda telefon teli ile bir miktar istihk\u00e2m malzemesi ele ge\u00e7irmi\u015flerdir[12]<\/a>.     <\/p>\n\n\n\n