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11 Nisan 1920 Urfal\u0131lar\u0131n i\u015fgalcilere kar\u015f\u0131 ba\u015flatt\u0131\u011f\u0131 kurtulu\u015f m\u00fccadelesinin sonunda esaretten kurtuldu\u011fu tarihtir. Birinci D\u00fcnya Sava\u015f\u0131n\u0131n galip devletleri taraf\u0131ndan hi\u00e7bir hukuki gerek\u00e7eye dayanmadan i\u015fgal edilen Anadolu\u2019nun g\u00fcney b\u00f6lgesi y\u0131llarca d\u00fc\u015fman i\u015fgalinde kalm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. \u0130ngilizlerle ba\u015flayan i\u015fgal, Suriye \u0130tilafnamesi ile Frans\u0131zlar taraf\u0131ndan devam etmi\u015ftir. Vatan\u0131n ba\u011f\u0131ms\u0131zl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ki\u015fili\u011finin bir par\u00e7as\u0131 olarak g\u00f6ren Urfa halk\u0131, heyeti temsiliye ba\u015fkan\u0131 Mustafa Kemal\u2019in emir ve direktifleri ile kendi kurtulu\u015f hareketini ba\u015flatm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Milli ama\u00e7lar u\u011fruna k\u0131s\u0131tl\u0131 imkanlarla sava\u015fan inan\u00e7l\u0131 milis kuvvetler silah ve te\u00e7hizat\u0131 zay\u0131f olmas\u0131na ra\u011fmen milli irade ve inan\u00e7la y\u00fcr\u00fctt\u00fckleri bu m\u00fccadele neticesinde d\u00fc\u015fman\u0131 topraklar\u0131ndan atmay\u0131 ba\u015farm\u0131\u015flard\u0131r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sava\u015f\u0131n b\u00fct\u00fcn \u015fiddetiyle ya\u015fand\u0131\u011f\u0131 g\u00fcney cephesindeki t\u00fcm \u015fehirler var g\u00fcc\u00fcyle birbirlerine yard\u0131m edip direni\u015f ruhunu s\u00fcrekli canl\u0131 tutmu\u015flard\u0131r. Frans\u0131z mezaliminden fazlas\u0131yla nasiplenen Antep\u2019teki geli\u015fmeler zaman zaman Urfa halk\u0131n\u0131 cesaretlendirdi\u011fi gibi, Urfa\u2019n\u0131n kurtulu\u015fu da Antep halk\u0131 aras\u0131nda direni\u015f ruhunun canl\u0131 kalmas\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.[1]<\/a> Mustafa Kemal taraf\u0131ndan Antep\u2019te g\u00f6revlendirilen K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 Ali; Urfa\u2019daki Kuvay\u0131 Milliye kumandan\u0131 Ali Saip Bey\u2019le s\u00fcrekli irtibatl\u0131 olmu\u015f ve Urfa\u2019daki durum hakk\u0131nda s\u0131k s\u0131k bilgi alm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.[2]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Urfa kurtulu\u015f m\u00fccadelesi kahramanlar\u0131ndan Naci Balak\u2019\u0131n[3]<\/a> 5 Nisan 1920 tarihli hat\u0131rat\u0131ndan anla\u015f\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 kadar\u0131yla Antep ahalisi sans\u00fcr uygulanan telgrafhaneye h\u00fccum etmi\u015f ve oradaki Frans\u0131z askerleriyle ermeni destek\u00e7ilerini bertaraf etmi\u015f ve sans\u00fcr memurunu \u00f6ld\u00fcrm\u00fc\u015flerdir. Bu durum kurtulu\u015f i\u00e7in g\u00fcn sayan Urfa halk\u0131 i\u00e7erisinde heyecana sebep olmu\u015f ve direni\u015f ruhunun canl\u0131 kalmas\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.[4]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Urfa Kuvay\u0131 Milliyesi bir taraftan Urfa\u2019n\u0131n kurtulu\u015fu i\u00e7in sava\u015f\u0131 s\u00fcrd\u00fcr\u00fcrken di\u011fer taraftan Frans\u0131z mezalimi alt\u0131ndaki Antep e deste\u011fini s\u00fcrd\u00fcrm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcr. Frans\u0131zlar\u0131n en \u00f6nemli g\u0131da ve m\u00fchimmat ikmal noktalar\u0131ndan biri olan Ak\u00e7akoyunlu tren istasyonuna Urfa milli kuvvetleri 5 top bir mitraly\u00f6z ve y\u00fczlerce direni\u015f\u00e7i ile sald\u0131r\u0131da bulunmu\u015f ve Frans\u0131z kuvvetlerinin geri \u00e7ekilmeleri sa\u011flanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Ak\u00e7akoyunlu\u2019daki bu ba\u015far\u0131 hem Antep hem Urfa halk\u0131nda m\u00fcthi\u015f bir moral kayna\u011f\u0131 olmu\u015ftur. Nitekim 11 nisan 1920 tarihine gelindi\u011finde Frans\u0131zlar Urfa\u2019da bar\u0131namayaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 anlay\u0131p \u015fehri terk etmi\u015flerdir.[5]<\/a> Fakat Frans\u0131zlar\u0131n silahl\u0131 olarak Urfa\u2019dan geri \u00e7ekilmesi Antep\u2019i zor durumda b\u0131rakaca\u011f\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcncesi \u00fczerine, Urfal\u0131 a\u015firetler taraf\u0131ndan Urfa\u2019n\u0131n 15 km bat\u0131s\u0131ndaki Firuz Pa\u015fa deresinde Frans\u0131zlara bir taarruzda bulunulmu\u015f 296 \u00f6l\u00fc ile 140 Frans\u0131z askeri de esir edilmi\u015ftir.[6]<\/a> B\u00fct\u00fcn bu geli\u015fmeler Antep halk\u0131 aras\u0131nda heyecanla kar\u015f\u0131lanm\u0131\u015f ve Antep\u2019in kurtulu\u015fu i\u00e7inde bir me\u015fale olmu\u015ftur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Urfa\u2019y\u0131 bo\u015faltan Frans\u0131z birliklerinin \u00f6nemli bir k\u0131sm\u0131n\u0131n Antep\u2019e gelmesi Urfa halk\u0131 aras\u0131nda b\u00fcy\u00fck bir tepkiye neden olmu\u015f ve y\u00fczlerce Urfal\u0131 direni\u015f\u00e7i Antep e kurtulu\u015f i\u00e7in m\u00fccadele etmi\u015ftir. Antep in d\u00fc\u015fman i\u015fgalinden kurtulmas\u0131 i\u00e7in ordu ve millet el ele vererek \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131yordu. Bu do\u011frultuda Urfa b\u00f6lgesi komutan\u0131 binba\u015f\u0131 Pehlivanzade Nuri Bey bir piyade taburu, iki top ve yeteri kadar makinal\u0131 t\u00fcfek, 700 kadar da milli kuvvet ve a\u015firet mensubu ile Nizip \u00fczerinden Antep\u2019e hareket etmi\u015f,[7]<\/a> D\u00fcztepe, Kurbanbaba ve Sar\u0131msak tepe bask\u0131nlar\u0131nda ziyadesiyle yararl\u0131l\u0131klar g\u00f6stererek sava\u015f\u0131n sonlar\u0131na kadar Antep\u2019te fedakarca \u00e7arp\u0131\u015fm\u0131\u015flard\u0131r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n [1]<\/a> AKALIN, M\u00fcsl\u00fcm, Urfa\u2019n\u0131n Kurtulu\u015funa Dair \u00dc\u00e7 Hat\u0131rat, <\/strong>\u015eurkav Yay., Ankara, 2017, s.44<\/p>\n\n\n\n [2]<\/a> Atat\u00fcrk\u2019\u00fcn S\u0131rda\u015f\u0131 K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 Ali\u2019nin Hat\u0131ralar\u0131, <\/strong>Derleyen, Hulusi Turgut, \u0130\u015f Bankas\u0131 K\u00fclt\u00fcr Yay. \u0130stanbul 2007, S.496<\/p>\n\n\n\n [3]<\/a> Naci Balak (Velieddin-Hatice) (1899-1963) Urfa M\u00fcdafaay\u0131 Hukuk Cemiyeti \u00fcyesi. Cemiyetin yaz\u0131 i\u015flerini y\u00fcr\u00fctm\u00fc\u015f olup Cumhuriyetten sonra Sanatlar Oca\u011f\u0131 M\u00fcd\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc, Beden Terbiyesi M\u00fcd\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc yapm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Akal\u0131n, a.g.e. s. 46<\/p>\n\n\n\n [4]<\/a> Akal\u0131n,a.g.e., s. 66<\/p>\n\n\n\n [5]<\/a> AKALIN, M\u00fcsl\u00fcm, URFA KURTULU\u015e DESTANI \u201cMilli M\u00fccadelede Urfa\u201d An\u0131lar-Belgeler, \u015eanl\u0131urfa Valili\u011fi \u0130l K\u00fclt\u00fcr ve Turizm M\u00fcd\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc Yay\u0131nlar\u0131, \u0130stanbul 2008, s. 166<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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