Osman Nuri Koptagel
Appearance
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Born | 1874 Erzincan, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 22 November 1942 Ankara, Turkey | (aged 67–68)
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Years of service | Ottoman Empire: 1900–1919 Turkey: 1919 – 8 May 1924 |
Rank | Major general |
Commands held | Muş Training Center, 43rd Division, 27th Division, 43rd Division 12th Division, president of the martial court of Adapazarı, member of military courts of generals, president of the 1 no military court, 7th Division, member of the Military Supreme Court |
Battles/wars | Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence |
Other work | Member of the GNAT (Malatya) |
Osman Nuri Koptagel (1874;
Turkish Army
.
When he was an assistant teaching staff of the
1934 Surname Law
, Mustafa Kemal gave him a surname "Koptagel".
His granddaughter Yüksel Koptagel (born 27 October 1931) is a Turkish composer and pianist.
Medals and decorations
- Order of the Medjidie 4th class
- Silver Medal of Liyaqat
- Silver Medal of Imtiyaz
- Prussia Iron Cross
- Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon
See also
Sources
- ^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 38. (in Turkish)
- ISBN 978-975-98711-3-0, p. 34.(in Turkish)
- ^ Ali Fuat Cebesoy, Sınıf Arkadaşım Atatürk: Okul ve Genç Subaylık Hâtıraları, İnkılâp ve Aka Kitabevleri, 1967, p. 21. (in Turkish)
External links
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