Eşme during national struggle (1919-1923)

Esme is a district of Usak Province. Esme is located in the interior (west) part of the Aegan region.Because of its? geographical position various civilizations and Turkish principalities lived on it during history.Esme has a key position in the Kuvayi Milliye activities during the occupation of Izmir on 15 May 1919, because of lack of minority and having a railway.Also in the beginning of the National Struggle period, Bekir Sami Bey used Esme as a headquarter, for a short time and communicated with Mustafa Kemal Pasha. As our War of Independence resulted in victory, the occupants evacuated the town, demolishing the military barracks and the goverment building and turning the distict center into a ruin.For the first time in 28 June 1920, occupied by the Greeks.Occupants left Esme on 11 July 1920.Second occupation was on 5 August 1920. Esme was liberated from foreign occupation, when our Heroic Army entered into Esme on 3 September 1922. The Esme district lived many fightings, have suffered from occupation, and succesfuly fighted against Greek occupation