NATO Land Forces Headquarters (LANDCOM) has removed from its social media accounts Turkey's congratulations on the 1922 victory over Greece in Asia Minor after Athens protested, the Athens news agency AMNA reported.

Turkey is celebrating this year the 100th anniversary of its victory over the Greeks at the Battle of Dumlupınar, which was a turning point in the Turkish people's National Liberation struggle. For Greece, the victory was a disaster in Asia Minor.

NATO Ground Forces Headquarters, stationed in Turkey's Izmir, wrote on its Twitter account on Tuesday that "Today is the 100th Anniversary of Turkish Independence. We join our Turkish allies across NATO & beyond in celebration of their Victory and Turkish Armed Forces Day," the statement said in congratulations.

According to the Greek Foreign Ministry, Greece's permanent representative to NATO strongly protested to the NATO secretary general, stressing that such congratulations were not only inappropriate but also unacceptable. The Greek military in NATO will make a similar presentation at the NATO Supreme Headquarters (SHAPE), which includes the Ground Forces Headquarters, the Foreign Ministry said.