Rüştü Pasha
Officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army
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::summary Officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Rüştü Pasha |
| 1309-Top (Artillery) 8 | |
| birth_date | 1872 |
| death_date | |
| birth_place | Erzurum, Ottoman Empire |
| death_place | İzmir, Turkey |
| image | Rushdi Pasha.jpg |
| allegiance | Ottoman Empire |
| Turkey | |
| serviceyears | Ottoman Empire: 1893–1919 |
| Turkey: 1919 – July 13, 1926 | |
| rank | Mirliva |
| commands | 9th Caucasian Division |
| 3rd Caucasian Division, 9th Caucasian, IX Corps (deputy) | |
| battles | Balkan Wars |
| World War I | |
| Turkish War of Independence | |
| laterwork | Member of the GNAT (Erzurum) |
| :: |
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Rüştü Pasha or Rushdi Pasha (, 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. 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
Sources
References
- 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 lang. tr
- Ahmad, Feroz. (1991). "Political Parties and Democracy in Turkey". I.B. Tauris.
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