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Kâzım Sevüktekin

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Buried at
  
State Cemetery

Died
  
1 April 1949, Turkey

Allegiance
  
Ottoman Empire  Turkey

Rank
  
Mirliva

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Born
  
1877 Constantinople (Istanbul), Ottoman Empire (
1877
)

Years of service
  
Ottoman: 1895–1921 Turkey: June 30, 1921 – December 27, 1927

Commands held
  
XX Corps (deputy), Customs Guard, Beyoğlu Military Police Sivrihisar Area Command, 8th Division, 5th Caucasian Division, 8th Division,

Battles/wars
  
Greco-Turkish War Italo-Turkish War Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence

Other work
  
Member of the GNAT (Diyâr-i Bekir) Member of the GNAT (Mardin)

Place of burial
  
Turkish State Cemetery, Ankara, Turkey

Similar
  
Osman Nuri Koptagel, Ömer Halis Bıyıktay, Aşir Atlı, Kâzım İnanç, Naci Eldeniz

Kâzım Sevüktekin (1877 – April 1, 1949) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army, a politician of the Republic of Turkey.

Medals and Decorations

  • Medal of the Battle of Greece (Yunan Muharebe Madalyası)
  • Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire)
  • Silver Medal of Liyaqat
  • Silver Medal of Imtiyaz
  • Gold Medal of Liyaqat
  • Medal of the Red Crescent (Hilal-i Ahmer)
  • Prussia Iron Cross 1st and 2nd class
  • Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon & Citation

    • References

    Kâzım Sevüktekin Wikipedia
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