Kâzım Özalp
Kâzım Özalp | |
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Ali Fethi Okyar | |
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Born | Kâzım Fikri 17 February 1882 Köprülü ( III Corps, Minister of National Defense |
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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
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
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
- ^ Özalp, Kâzım (1988). Millı̂ Mücadele, 1919-1922 (in Turkish). Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi.
- ISBN 978-0-19-160979-4.
- ISBN 978-0-19-960360-2.
- ^ ISBN 90-04-12443-8.
- Who is who Archived 2016-09-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)