Mehmet Arif Bey
1317-P. 17[1] Mehmet Arif Bey | |
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Nickname(s) | "Ayıcı" Arif |
Born |
1882 Adana, Ottoman Empire |
Died |
13 July 1926 (aged 43–44) İzmir, Turkey |
Allegiance |
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Years of service |
Ottoman Empire: 1902–1919 Turkey: 19 May 1919 – January 1922 |
Rank | Miralay |
Commands held |
Chief of Staff of the 5th Division, Infantry School Chief of Staff of the Inspectorate of Rear Area of the Eastern Armies 11th Division, 3rd Group, Secretary of the Commander-in-Chief, III Corps |
Battles/wars |
Balkan Wars World War I Turkish War of Independence |
Awards |
Gallipoli Star Silver Medal of Liyaqat Prussia Iron Cross Medal of Independence |
Other work | Member of the GNAT (Eskişehir) |
Mehmet Arif Bey (1882 – 13 July 1926), also known as "Ayıcı" Arif ("Bear-Leader Arif"), was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army.
Works
- Anadolu İnkılabı ve Mücahedat-ı Milliye Hatırası (1335 - 1339) (reprinted as Anadolu İnkılabı ve Millî Mücadele Anıları (1919-1923), Arba Yayınları, 1987.)
Medals and decorations
- Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire)
- Silver Medal of Liyaqat
- Prussia Iron Cross
- Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon and Citation
See also
Sources
- ↑ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademlerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 151. (in Turkish)
External links
- Mustafa Armağan, Zafersiz kahraman İnönü, Zaman, 21 February 2010 (in Turkish).
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