Allegiance Ottoman Empire
Turkey Name Sitki Uke | Rank Tumgeneral | |
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Died 1941 (aged 64–65)
Istanbul, Turkey Buried at Zincirlikuyu Mezarligi
State Cemetery Years of service Ottoman: 1899-1918
Turkey: January 11, 1921-May 4, 1935 Commands held 76th Regiment, Sile Depot Battalions, 127th Regiment of the 47th Division, 2nd Regiment of the 8th Division, 5th Division (deputy)
Infantry Brigade of the 24th Division, Infantry Brigade of the 11th Division, Infantry Brigade of the 8th Division, 9th Division, Cebelibereket Area Command, Adana Area Command, 4th Division, 2nd Division, 8th Division | ||
Sıtkı Üke (1876; Salonica (Thessaloniki) – 1941; Istanbul) was a major general of the Ottoman Army and the first head general of the Turkish Army. Sıtkı grew up in the same town as Atatürk, the founder of modern-day Turkey, who referred to Sıtkı as "big brother" and conferred on him the surname Üke, or "honor", during the establishment of the modern Turkish state.
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