Mehmet Arif Bey

For other people named Mehmet Arif, see Mehmet Arif (disambiguation).

In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Mehmet Arif, the title is Bey, and there is no family name.
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Mehmet Arif

Bey
Nickname(s)"Ayıcı" Arif
Born1882
Adana, Ottoman Empire
Died13 July 1926 (aged 43–44)
İzmir, Turkey
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
 Turkey
Years of serviceOttoman Empire: 1902–1919
Turkey: 19 May 1919 – January 1922
RankMiralay
CommandsChief of Staff of the 5th Division, Infantry School
Chief of Staff of the Inspectorate of Rear Area of the Eastern Armies
11th Division, 3rd Group, Secretary of the Commander-in-Chief, III Corps
Battles / warsBalkan Wars
World War I
Turkish War of Independence
AwardsGallipoli Star
Silver Medal of Liyaqat
Prussia Iron Cross
Medal of Independence
Other workMember of the GNAT (Eskişehir)

Mehmet Arif Bey (1882 – 13 July 1926), also known as "Ayıcı" Arif ("Bear-Leader Arif"), was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army.

Works

  • Anadolu İnkılabı ve Mücahedat-ı Milliye Hatırası (1335 - 1339) (reprinted as Anadolu İnkılabı ve Millî Mücadele Anıları (1919-1923), Arba Yayınları, 1987.)

Medals and decorations

See also

Sources

  1. ^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 151. (in Turkish)

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