Tahsin Yazıcı
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 Brigadier Tahsin Yazıcı, commander of the Turkish Brigade (center) greets Lieutenant General Frank W. Milburn, commander of US I Corps, upon his arrival at Brigade Headquarters, Korea, to attend a Turkish celebration on July 6, 1951. | |
| Born | 1892 Monastir, Ottoman Empire (now Bitola, North Macedonia) |
| Died | February 11, 1971 Ankara, Turkey |
| Allegiance |  Ottoman Empire Turkey |
| Years of service | 1912–1952 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands held | Turkish Brigade (Korea) |
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| Awards | Istanbul ) |
Tahsin Yazıcı (Turkish: Turkish Army general and politician.
Biography
He was born to his father Ali Bey and his mother Ganimet Hanım in
Gallipoli and he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant on March 1, 1916. He then served during the Turkish War of Independence and was promoted to the rank of captain on October 10, 1920. In 1925, he participated in quelling the Sheikh Said rebellion. He married Nezahat Hanım (1904–1996) in 1929. They had a son, Ahmet Bali (1931–). He was then sent to France to learn cavalry warfare. After returning to Turkey, he was appointed to the teaching staff of the Cavalry School. Tahsin Yazıcı was promoted to the rank of major on August 30, 1931. In 1935, he was assigned as commander of the tank battalion that was the first tank unit of Turkey. In 1937, he returned to the Cavalry School and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel on August 30, 1938, and then colonel on August 30, 1943. As a Colonel between 1943 and 1946, he served as ADC to the Chief of General Staff Toydemir.[1]
He commanded the
U.S. 8th Army
, the collapse of the front in the face of massive Chinese attacks on 26 November 1950 meant that it soon found itself in the thick of battle.
Having retired from the Army in 1952, he served as a member of
Democratic Party from 1954. In 1956 he was appointed Turkey's Ambassador to Israel until 1959. After the 1960 military coup
his party was suppressed, and he spent three years in prison before being released.
He died in 1971 and buried in Cebeci Asri Cemetery.
Sources
- ISBN 9757291250, p. 450.
- ^ The Korean War: An Encyclopedia, Ed. Stanley Sandler, (Taylor & Francis, 1995), 338.
External links
- Kore savaşı unutulmasın (in Turkish)
- Heroes of the Korean War: General Tahsin Yazıcı Archived 2013-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
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