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Şehzadebaşı raid
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The Şehzadebaşı raid was a British Indian Army operation to capture a Ottoman Army barracks in Istanbul which took place as part of a larger operation by the Allied occupational authorities to counter the Turkish National Movement. Since Allied forces had begun the occupation of Istanbul in November 1918 in accordance with the Armistice of Mudros, Turkish resistance to the occupation was gradually increasing. On 16 March 1920, the Allies launched a raid which arrested several nationalist politicians and journalists along with occupying military and police installations and government buildings.
Şehzadebaşı raid | |||||||
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Part of occupation of Istanbul | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
50-60 | 61 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
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5 killed 10 wounded 1 missing 55 captured |
Around 05:45, a lorry of British Indian Army troops serving as part of the occupation force arrived near the barracks, which was garrisoned by 61 Ottoman soldiers from the 10th Infantry Division. Two Ottoman soldiers stationed at the entrance began to resist the occupation by force of arms, leading to a shootout where the British Indian Army captured the barracks. Five Ottoman soldiers were killed, 10 were wounded and 1 went missing, while the British suffered no casualties.