Kâzım Özalp

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Kâzım Özalp
Ali Fethi Okyar
Personal details
Born
Kâzım Fikri

17 February 1882 (1882-02-17)
Köprülü (
III Corps, Minister of National Defense
Battles/wars

Kâzım Özalp (17 February 1882[1] – 6 June 1968) was a Turkish military officer, politician, and one of the leading figures in the Turkish War of Independence.

Biography

Kazım Özalp is leaving the Dolmabahçe Palace with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Born in

Battle of Sakarya. After the Kurdish Sheikh Said Rebellion was subdued, he contributed to the Report for Reform of the East, which advised to establish Inspectorates General in the eastern provinces of Turkey and crush the Kurdish elite in the region.[3]

Already a member of the first term of the parliament of the newly established Republic as an

Bektashi possibly because of his opposition to the decision to close Bektashi centers (Tekke).[4]

Kâzım Özalp wrote his memoirs in his book Milli Mücadele ("National Warfare"). He died on 6 June 1968 in Ankara. His remains were transferred to the Turkish State Cemetery.

See also

References

  1. ^ Özalp, Kâzım (1988). Millı̂ Mücadele, 1919-1922 (in Turkish). Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi.
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Political offices
Preceded by
Minister of National Defense

10 January 1922 – 21 November 1924
Succeeded by
Ali Fethi Okyar
Preceded by
Ali Fethi Okyar
Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey

26 November 1924 – 1 March 1935
Succeeded by
Mustafa Abdulhalik Renda
Preceded by
Minister of National Defense

1 March 1935 – 18 January 1939
Succeeded by
Ahmet Naci Tınaz