Rüştü Pasha

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

Rüştü Pasha or Rushdi Pasha (Turkish: Rüştü Paşa, 1872 – July 13, 1926) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. He became a leader of the Progressive Republican Party, being a member of its Central Administrative Committee.^[2] He was hanged for his involvement in the İzmir assassination attempt against Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk) in 1926.

Medals and decorations

• Order of the Medjidieh 5th and 3rd Class
• Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire)
• Silver Medal of Liyaqat
• Silver Medal of Imtiyaz
• Gold Medal of Liyaqat
• Prussia Order of the Crown (Prussia)
• Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon

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. 29. (in Turkish)
2. Ahmad, Feroz (1991). Heper, Metin; Landau, Jacob M. (eds.). Political Parties and Democracy in Turkey. I.B. Tauris. p. 73. ISBN 1-85043300-3.

External links

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