Cemil Cahit Toydemir

Cemil Cahit Toydemir (1883 in Constantinople – July 15, 1956 in Istanbul) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army.

Cemil Cahit Toydemir
1318-P. 311[1]
Born1883 (1883)
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
DiedJuly 15, 1956(1956-07-15) (aged 72–73)
Istanbul, Turkey
Buried
Edirnekapı Şehitliği
State Cemetery
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
 Turkey
Years of serviceOttoman Empire: 1902–1920
Turkey: May 1919 – June 15, 1946
RankGeneral
Commands held53rd Regiment, 33rd Division (deputy), 4th Caucasian, 1st Caucasian Division
5th Caucasian, 10th Division, Inspector of the Thrace 1st Gendarmerie Area, 41st Division, 11th Division, Undersecretary of the Army of the Ministry of National Defence, V Corps, deputy president of the Military Supreme Court, General Commander of the Gendarmerie, XX Corps, president of the Military Supreme Court, First Army
Battles/warsItalo-Turkish War
Balkan Wars
First World War
War of Independence
Other workMember of the GNAT (Istanbul)
Minister of National Defence

See also

Sources

  1. T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 183. (in Turkish)

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Military offices
Preceded by
Naci Tınaz
General Commanders of Gendarmerie
January 12, 1939November 21, 1940
Succeeded by
Ali Rıza Altunkal
Preceded by
Fahrettin Altay
Inspector of the First Army
December 17, 1933June 15, 1946
Succeeded by
Salih Omurtak
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