France The Battle of Kovanbaşı took place between Turkish National Forces and the French Third Republic during the Franco-Turkish War.

[2] French interest in the region was sparked by the Sykes-Picot Agreement, signed amidst World War I.

Then the French moved their troops in Düziçi to the battlefront in Kovanbaşı but were defeated again.

After 8 hours of fighting, all French and Armenian troops in the region retreated to northern Ceyhan with heavy casualties, around 1,000.

[2][3][4][5] After the battle, Battle of Kanlı Geçit was fought in November and resulted in Turkish victory, forcing French to fully retreat from Osmaniye Province.