Franco-Turkish War , known as the Cilicia Campaign ( ) in France and as the Southern Front ( ) of the Turkish War of Independence in Turkey , was a series of conflicts fought between France ( the French Colonial Forces and the French Armenian Legion ) and the Turkish National Forces ( led by the Turkish provisional government after 4 September 1920 ) from December 1918 to October 1921 in the aftermath of World War I. French interest in the region resulted from the Sykes-Picot Agreement and returning Armenian refugees of the Armenian Genocide back to their homes
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Franco-Turkish War