Kâzım Sevüktekin

Officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army

Kâzım Sevüktekin (1877 – 1 April 1949) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army, a politician of the Republic of Turkey.^[2][3]

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

See also

• List of high-ranking commanders of the Turkish War of Independence

Sources

1. T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 36. (in Turkish)
2. Türk Parlamento Tarihi Araştırma Grubu, Türk Parlamento Tarihi, III. Dönem 1927–1931 – III. Cilt: III. Dönem Milletvekillerin Özgeçmişleri, Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Vakfı Yayınları, Ankara, 1995, ISBN 975-7291-10-2, pp. 213–214. (in Turkish)
3. tbmm.gov.tr. "TBMM Album" (PDF).

External links

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