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Duatepe Monument is a memorial located in the Polatlı district of Ankara, the capital of Türkiye, on place land recognized as one of the pivotal points of the Battle of Sakarya during the War of Independence. This strategic region, encompassing Duatepe, Gazi Tepe, Tomb Tepe and Mangal Dağı, gained historical significance following the Duatepe offensive of 1921 on Turkish date, when it was secured by Turkish forces. Construction of the monument began in October 1999, involved planting 20,000 tree

The Law on the Commander-in-Chief (August 5, 1921) was a regulation that determined the course of the War of Independence. The Grand National Assembly of Türkiye appointed Mustafa Kemal Pasha as Commander-in-Chief of the army and delegated certain powers of the Assembly to him for a specific period. This law was drafted in response to the need to regroup the Turkish army under a central command before the Battle of Sakarya. This authority granted to Mustafa Kemal Pasha was initially limited to t