Halit Karsıalan, commonly known as "

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in 1908,

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in 1910 and the

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(1912-1913). Halit Bey was appointed to the Caucasus Front during the First World War. He led successful campaigns in Kars, Sarikamis and Ardahan, however the Ottomans lost the war. After the World War, Halit Bey joined

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for the

Turkish Independence War 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 ...

. In the beginning, he served in the Eastern Front, but after the Gumru Agreement, he was sent to the Western Front. Due to his daringness and courage in the battlefield, he was nicknamed "Mad" (Deli). After the war, he was honored with the War of Independence Medal. Halit Bey became Ardahan Deputy in the

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. However, he was shot on 9th February 1925 and died on 14th February. It was alleged that Ali Çetinkaya had shot him in the Turkish Parliament but the murder was not prosecuted since attorneys claimed that it was self-defence. Deli Halid

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Karsialan, Halit 1883 births 1925 deaths Military personnel from Istanbul Ottoman Military Academy alumni Ottoman Army officers Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars Members of the Special Organization (Ottoman Empire) Ottoman military personnel of World War I Armenian genocide perpetrators Turkish military personnel of the Turkish–Armenian War Turkish military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon (Turkey) Turkish Army generals Deputies of Ardahan Deaths by firearm in Turkey Members of the 2nd Parliament of Turkey

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