Ali Çetinkaya
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Ali Çetinkaya | |
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Minister of Public Works | |
In office 16 February 1934 – 3 April 1939 | |
President | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk İsmet İnönü |
Prime Minister | İsmet İnönü Celâl Bayar |
Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
In office 23 April 1920 – 5 August 1946 | |
Constituency | Afyonkarahisar (1920, 1923, 1927, 1931, 1935, 1939, 1943) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1878 Turkish Army |
Rank | Brigadier |
Commands | 172nd Regiment |
Battles/wars | |
Ali Çetinkaya, also known as "
Biography
He was born in Kara Hisâr-i Sâhib (present day
When the Greek forces were landing at Smyrna on May 15, 1919, he was a lieutenant colonel and the commander of the Ottoman 172nd Infantry Regiment stationed in the Aegean coastal town of Ayvalık. His regiment was under the command of the 56th Division of Hurrem Bey. Ali played a key role in the first stage of the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922, starting with the opening battle against the occupying Greek forces.
He was briefly able to hold back the advance into the city of Greek occupation forces. His action is considered to mark the first shots fired by regular forces in the 1919–22
After the war, Ali Çetinkaya was elected to
Ali Çetinkaya died in Istanbul in the year of his 71st birthday.
Ali Çetinkaya is considered a hero in Turkey. Cunda Island of Ayvalık was renamed Alibey Adası (Ali Bey Island) after him, although the old name remains in common use.
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Another image of Ali Çetinkaya in the 1920s
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Three members of the Independence Tribunal
References
External links
- Hasan Kundakçı, "Ali Çetinkaya'yı Anarken", Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi Dergisi, Sayı 38, Cilt: XIII, Temmuz 1997 (in Turkish)