Ömer Küyük (1900 – 12 January 2006) was one of the last Turkish veterans of the

Turkish War of Independence The Turkish War of Independence "War of Liberation", also known figuratively as ''İstiklâl Harbi'' "Independence War" or ''Millî Mücadele'' "National Struggle" (19 May 1919 – 24 July 1923) was a series of military campaigns waged by th ...

(1919–1923). Called tr, Nişancı Er Ömer, he fought in the Independence War as a

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. He lived in the small town of Iskilip in

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, and died on January 12, 2006, at the age of 106. His memories from the War of Independence and his daily life along with those of two other veterans,

Veysel Turan Veysel Turan (1901 - 25 March 2007) was one of the last Turkish veterans of the Turkish War of Independence (1919-1923). Military years He joined the newly-established army of Mustafa Kemal Pasha in Ankara. In the early period of the Turkish War o ...

and

Yakup Satar Yakup Satar (11 March 1898 – 2 April 2008) is believed to have been the last Ottoman veteran of the First World War. He died at age 110. Born in Crimea, Satar joined the army of the Ottoman Empire in 1915. On 23 February, 1917, he was t ...

, are depicted in the documentary film ''

Son Buluşma ''Son Buluşma'' ( en, The Last Meeting) is a Turkish documentary film produced in 2007 and directed by Nesli Çölgeçen. The film depicts the memoires and the daily life of the three last veterans of the Turkish War of Independence, Ömer Küy ...

'' (2007) ( en, The Last Meeting) by Nesli Çölgeçen.Beyazperde

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kuyuk, Omer 1900 births 2006 deaths People from İskilip Turkish military personnel of the Turkish War of Independence Members of Kuva-yi Milliye Turkish centenarians Men centenarians