Salih Omurtak
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Salih Omurtak (1889–23 June 1954) was a
Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces
.
Biography
He was born 1889 in
Ottoman Army
.
Deployed to
four-star general
).
He was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces on 1 August 1946 following the resignation of
Kazım Orbay
, and served at this position until 8 June 1949. His following duty was the membership in the Military High Advisory Board, which he held until his retirement on 6 July 1950.
Salih Omurtak died on 23 June 1954 in Ankara. His body was moved later to a permanent burial place in the Turkish State Cemetery.
See also
References
- ^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 231. (in Turkish)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Salih Omurtak.
- Salih OMURTAK in the official website of the Turkish General Staff (in Turkish)
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