Cemil Conk
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Cemil Conk[1]
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Born | 1873 Constantinople (Istanbul), Ottoman Empire |
Died | 1963 Istanbul, Turkey |
(aged 90)
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Years of service | Ottoman: 1892–1921 Turkey: August 30, 1921 – November 1, 1931 |
Rank | Mirliva |
Commands held | 36th Regiment, 4th Division, 54th Division, 41st Division 11th Division, 18th Division, President of the Infantry Shooting School, Inspector of the Infantry and Machin Guns, 4th Division, II Corps (deputy) |
Battles/wars | Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence |
Cemil Conk (1873; Üsküdar – 1963; Istanbul) was a decorated officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. He received as surname the name of Conk Bayırı, where he successfully fought at the Battle of Chunuk Bair (Conk Bayırı in Turkish) during the 1st World War.[2]
Works
- Cemil Conk, Hatıraları: Balkan Harbi 1912–1913. [Çanakkale Seferi 1915], Türkiye Yayınevi, 1947.
- Cemil Conk, Çanakkale Conkbayırı Savaşları, Erkânıharbiyei Umumiye Basımevi, 1959.
Medals and decorations
- Order of the Medjidie 3rd Class
- Silver Medal of Liyakat
- Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire)
- Silver Medal of Imtiyaz
- Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon
See also
Sources
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- ↑ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademlerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 25. (Turkish)
- ↑ http://www.sabah.com.tr/yazarlar/akoz/2013/03/21/gitti-ulusalci-geldi-milliyetci
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- 1873 births
- 1963 deaths
- People from Üsküdar
- Ottoman Military Academy alumni
- Ottoman Army officers
- Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars
- Ottoman military personnel of World War I
- Turkish military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–22)
- Turkish Army generals
- Recipients of the Order of the Medjidie
- Recipients of the Liakat Medal
- Recipients of the Imtiyaz Medal
- Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon (Turkey)
- Articles with Turkish-language external links