Buried at Karacaahmet Cemetery | Rank Miralay Name Bekir Gunsav | |
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Born 1879
Bandirma, Hudavendigar Vilayet, Ottoman Empire ( 1879 ) Died 9 September 1934(1934-09-09) (aged 54–55)
Istanbul, Turkey Years of service Ottoman: 1900–1920
Turkey: 1920–1924 Commands held 43rd Regiment, 5th Expeditionary Force, 52nd Division, Chataldja Defense Line, Department of Export and Order
56th Division, XVII Corps (deputy), XX Corps, Mugla and Antalya Area Command, Military Representative to Northern Caucasus | ||
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
Turkey | ||
Bekir Sami Günsav (1879; Bandırma – 1934; Istanbul) was an officer who servered for the Ottoman Army and Turkish Army.
He was born in the village of Haydar in the district of Bandırma to father Hasan Bey and mother Aishe. Hasan Bey was a member of the Circassian family who moved from Caucasus to Anatolia. Their family name was Zarukhue.
He fought the first stage the Turkish War of Independence as the commander of 56th Division.
Works
(Ed. Muhittin Ünal), Miralay Bekir Sami Günsav'ın Kurtuluş Savaşı Anıları, Cem Yayınevi, 2002, ISBN 975-406-510-1.
References
Bekir Sami Günsav Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA