According to the Ottoman General Census of 1881/82-1893, the
kaza of Mudanya of
Hüdavendigâr vilayet had a total population of 16,683, consisting of 11,792
Greeks and 4,891 Muslims. A
port city, it also had a
railway connection to Bursa which was completed in 1875. The railway had a pier at the seaport of Mudanya for exporting.
Istanbul was often the recipient of exported goods from Mudanya.
Silk was a popular export. During the
Turkish War of Independence, Mudanya was bombarded by the
Royal Navy and thus partially burned by the British Fleet during the
Greek Summer Offensive of 1920. Sergeant Şükrü from Mudanya and 9 of his brothers-in-arms were killed during the Allied bombardment and subsequent landing by the Greek troops and the
British Royal Marines.
Liberation of Mudanya Mudanya and its environs were liberated by the Turkish Kocaeli Army Corps under the Command of
Halit (Karsıalan) Paşa on the 12th of September 1922. The
Greek 11th Infantry Division (Manisa Division) and the 45th &17th Infantry regiments along with their commanders and with Major-General
Nikolaos Kladas were captured. The town was the signing place of the
Armistice of Mudanya between
Turkey,
Italy,
France and
Britain on October 11, 1922, following the
Turkish War of Independence. After the
Treaty of Lausanne and the
Greco-Turkish population exchange agreement, the Greeks of the town were transferred into mainland
Greece, establishing a settlement to which they gave the name of their previous town,
Nea Moudania (
New Moudania, located on the
Chalkidiki peninsula, in the
Macedonia region of Greece). In return, a number of
Cretan Turks were settled in Mudanya. ==Composition==