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Mehmet Arif Bey

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Nickname(s)
  
"Ayici" Arif

Rank
  
Miralay

Allegiance
  
Ottoman Empire Turkey

Name
  
Mehmet Bey

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Years of service
  
Ottoman Empire: 1902–1919Turkey: 19 May 1919 – January 1922

Commands held
  
Chief of Staff of the 5th Division, Infantry SchoolChief of Staff of the Inspectorate of Rear Area of the Eastern Armies11th Division, 3rd Group, Secretary of the Commander-in-Chief, III Corps

Battles/wars
  
Balkan WarsWorld War ITurkish War of Independence

Died
  
July 13, 1926, Izmir, Turkey

Battles and wars
  
Balkan Wars, World War I, Turkish War of Independence

Similar People
  
Cerkes Ethem, Ismet Inonu, Anastasios Papoulas

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

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Works

  • Anadolu Inkilabi ve Mucahedat-i Milliye Hatirasi (1335 - 1339) (reprinted as Anadolu Inkilabi ve Milli Mucadele Anilari (1919-1923), Arba Yayinlari, 1987.)

    • Medals and decorations

  • Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire)
  • Silver Medal of Liyaqat
  • Prussia Iron Cross
  • Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon and Citation

    • References

    Mehmet Arif Bey Wikipedia
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