Mehmet Arif Bey
Encyclopedia
Mehmet Arif Bey also known as "Ayıcı" Arif ("The Bear-leader") (1882; Adana
- July 13, 1926; Izmir
) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army
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Adana
Adana is a city in southern Turkey and a major agricultural and commercial center. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, 30 kilometres inland from the Mediterranean, in south-central Anatolia...
- July 13, 1926; Izmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army
Turkish Army
The Turkish Army or Turkish Land Forces is the main branch of the Turkish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The modern history of the army began with its formation after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire...
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Works
- Anadolu İnkilabı ve Mücahedat-ı Milliye Hatırası (1335 - 1339) (reprinted as Anadolu İnkilabı ve Millî Mücadele Anıları (1919-1923), Arba Yayınları, 1987.)
Medals and Decorations
- Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire)Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire)The Ottoman War Medal , better known as the Gallipoli Star, or the Iron Crescent was a military decoration of the Ottoman Empire which was instituted by the Sultan Mehmed Reshad V on 1 March 1915 for gallantry in battle...
- Silver Medal of LiyaqatLiakat MedalThe Liakat Medal translated as "Medal of Merit," was a decoration of the Ottoman Empire established in 1890. It could be awarded in two classes, gold or silver. The medal was a common military decoration of the late Ottoman Empire, through the end of the First World War. The medal could also be...
- Prussia Iron CrossIron CrossThe Iron Cross is a cross symbol typically in black with a white or silver outline that originated after 1219 when the Kingdom of Jerusalem granted the Teutonic Order the right to combine the Teutonic Black Cross placed above a silver Cross of Jerusalem....
- Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon and Citation
External links
- Mustafa Armağan, Zafersiz kahraman İnönü, Zaman, February 21, 2010 .