Role Military officer Name Osman Koptagel | Rank Mirliva | |
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Years of service Ottoman: 1900–1919Turkey: 1919 – May 8, 1924 Commands held Mus Training Center, 43rd Division, 27th Division, 43rd Division12th Division, president of the martial court of Adapazari, member of military courts of generals, president of the 1 no military court, 7th Division, member of the Military Supreme Court Battles/wars Balkan WarsFirst World WarWar of Independence Similar People Cavit Erdel, Omer Halis Biyiktay, Ali Hikmet Ayerdem, Rustu Pasha, Halit Karsialan | ||
Osman Nuri Koptagel (1874; Erzincan – November 22, 1942; Ankara) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.
When he was an assistant teaching staff of the Ottoman Military Academy, he used to order "Sağdan birinci manga, kop ta gel!" ("First squad from the right, separate (from line) and come!"), "Birinci mangadan sağdan itibaren beş kişi kop da gel!" ("First squad of five person from the right, separate (from line) and come!"). His students gave him a nickname "Kop ta gel". After the 1934 Surname Law, Mustafa Kemal gave him a surname "Koptagel".
His granddaughter Yüksel Koptagel (born 27 October 1931) is a Turkish composer and pianist.
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