Reşat Çiğiltepe

Reşat [Çiğiltepe] (1879; Constantinople (Istanbul) - August 27, 1922; Çiğiltepe, Sandıklı) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army.

Reşat Çiğiltepe
1311-P. 80[1]
Born1879 (1879)
Constantinople (Istanbul), Ottoman Empire
Died27 August 1922(1922-08-27) (aged 42–43)
Istanbul, Turkey
Buried
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
 Turkey
Years of serviceOttoman: 1899-1918
Turkey: December 14, 1919-August 27, 1922
RankMiralay
Commands held17th Regiment, 53rd Division
11th Caucasian Division, 21st Division, 57th Division
Battles/warsItalo-Turkish War
Balkan Wars
First World War
War of Independence

He committed suicide on 27 August 1922 during the Battle of Çiğiltepe (see Battle of Dumlupınar), because his unit couldn't reach its objective on time.

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. 62. (in Turkish)
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