Mehmet Hulusi Conk
Appearance
Born | 1881 Smyrna (Izmir), Aidin Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
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Died | 10 January 1950 Istanbul, Turkey | (aged 68–69)
Buried | |
Allegiance | Ottoman Empire Turkey |
Years of service | Ottoman: January 1901-1920 Turkey: 1920-January 3, 1923 January 31, 1942-August 21, 1943 |
Rank | Miralay |
Commands | Chief of Staff of the XVII Corps, Chief of Staff of the XIX Corps, Chief of Staff of the XIV Corps, 176th Regiment, 60th Division, 61st Division, Chief of Staff of the XX Corps Army Office of the Ministry of National Defense, 24th Division, 18th Division Manisa Military Service Department |
Battles / wars | Balkan Wars First World War Turkish War of Independence |
Mehmet Hulusi Conk (1881 in Smyrna (Izmir), Aidin Vilayet – January 10, 1950?) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army. He is known for his achievements during the Gallipoli campaign of World War I and later during the Turkish War of Independence where he joined the forces of Mustafa Kemal and fought against the Greeks and the Allies.
Medals and decorations
[edit]- Silver Medal of Liyakat
- Silver Medal of Imtiyaz
- Prussia Iron Cross
- Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon
See also
[edit]Sources
[edit]- ^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 176. (in Turkish)
External links
[edit]Media related to Mehmet Hulusi Conk at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- 1881 births
- 1950 deaths
- Military personnel from İzmir
- People from Aidin vilayet
- People from the Ottoman Empire of Circassian descent
- Turkish people of Circassian descent
- Ottoman Army officers
- Turkish Army officers
- Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars
- Ottoman military personnel of World War I
- Turkish military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
- Ottoman Military Academy alumni
- Ottoman Military College alumni
- Recipients of the Silver Liakat Medal
- Recipients of the Silver Imtiyaz Medal
- Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914)
- Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon (Turkey)
- Burials at Turkish State Cemetery