Hüsrev Gerede (1884 in
Adrianople
Edirne (, ), formerly known as Adrianople or Hadrianopolis (Greek: Άδριανούπολις), is a city in Turkey, in the northwestern part of the province of Edirne in Eastern Thrace. Situated from the Greek and from the Bulgarian borders, ...
,
Adrianople Vilayet
The Vilayet of Adrianople or Vilayet of Edirne ( ota, ولايت ادرنه; ''Vilâyet-i Edirne'') was a first-level administrative division (vilayet) of the Ottoman Empire.
This vilayet was split between Turkey and Greece in 1923, culminating i ...
– March 30, 1962 in
Istanbul
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) was a
Turkish diplomat and career officer, who served in the
Ottoman Army
The military of the Ottoman Empire ( tr, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'nun silahlı kuvvetleri) was the armed forces of the Ottoman Empire.
Army
The military of the Ottoman Empire can be divided in five main periods. The foundation era covers the ...
and the
Turkish Army
The Turkish Land Forces ( tr, Türk Kara Kuvvetleri), or Turkish Army (Turkish: ), is the main branch of the Turkish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The army was formed on November 8, 1920, after the collapse of the ...
.
[Türk Parlamento Tarihi Araştırma Grubu, ''Türk Parlamento Tarihi, Millî Mücadele ve T.B.M.B. I. Dönem 1919-1923 - III. Cilt: I. Dönem Milletvekillerin Özgeçmişleri'', Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Vakfı Yayınları, Ankara, 1995, , pp. 934-936.]
Biography
![Hüsrev Bey Gerede](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/H%C3%BCsrev_Bey_Gerede.jpg)
His ancestors came from Bosnia-Herzegovina: his grandfather was
Ali Pasha Rizvanbegović
Ali Pasha Rizvanbegović (1783 – 20 March 1851; Turkish: Ali Paşa Rıdvanbegoviç) was a Herzegovinian Ottoman captain (administrator) of Stolac from 1813 to 1833 and the semi-independent ruler (vizier) of the Herzegovina Eyalet from 1833 t ...
. He received his military education attending the
Ottoman Military College
The Ottoman Military College or Imperial Military Staff College or Ottoman Army War College ( ota, مكتب اركان حربيه شاهانه, Mekteb-i Erkân-ı Harbiyye-i Şâhâne or
اركان حربيه مكتب, romanized: ''Erkân-ı Har ...
and the
Military Academy
A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps. It normally provides education in a military environment, the exact definition depending on the country concerned. ...
. After his graduation, he entered the
Ottoman army
The military of the Ottoman Empire ( tr, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'nun silahlı kuvvetleri) was the armed forces of the Ottoman Empire.
Army
The military of the Ottoman Empire can be divided in five main periods. The foundation era covers the ...
and was deployed to the eastern provinces during the
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
.
He was one of the early supporters of
Mustafa Kemal
Mustafa ( ar, مصطفى
, Muṣṭafā) is one of the names of Prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic given name and surname. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world.
Given name ...
(Atatürk) during 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 ...
and was a participant of both the
Sivas
Sivas (Latin and Greek: ''Sebastia'', ''Sebastea'', Σεβάστεια, Σεβαστή, ) is a city in central Turkey and the seat of Sivas Province.
The city, which lies at an elevation of in the broad valley of the Kızılırmak river, is a ...
and the
Erzurum congress
Erzurum Congress ( tr, Erzurum Kongresi) was an assembly of Turkish Revolutionaries held from 23 July to 4 August 1919 in the city of Erzurum, in eastern Turkey, in accordance with the previously issued Amasya Circular. The congress united de ...
.
He became a deputy of the
Ottoman Parliament
The General Assembly ( tr, Meclis-i Umumî (French romanization: "Medjliss Oumoumi" ) or ''Genel Parlamento''; french: Assemblée Générale) was the first attempt at representative democracy by the imperial government of the Ottoman Empire. Als ...
and after its dissolution as well of the
Turkish Grand National Assembly. As in 1934 the
surname law Surname law can refer to any law regulating the use of surnames.
Canada
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obliged all Turkish citizens to bear a surname, he chose
Gerede
Gerede is a town and a district of Bolu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is located on the highway from Istanbul to Ankara (approximately from Ankara, where the road to the Black Sea coast branches off). It covers an area of , and ...
.
He was also a seasoned diplomat and was the Turkish ambassador to
Romania
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from 1924 to 1926 and
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...
from 1939 to 1942.
Works
*''Türk - Nippon Dostluğunun Sonsuz Hatıraları'', Ertuğrul, 1937.
*''Siyasî Hatıralarım, I inci İran'', 1952.
*''Mübarek Ertuğrul Şehitlerimiz ve Muhteşem Anıları'', 1956.
*''Harb İçinde Almanya, 1939-1942'', İstanbul, 1994.
Medals and decorations
*
Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon
See also
*
Sources
External links
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1884 births
1962 deaths
People from Edirne
People from Adrianople vilayet
Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians
Deputies of Trabzon
Deputies of Şanlıurfa
Deputies of Sivas
Ottoman Army officers
Turkish colonels
Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars
Ottoman military personnel of World War I
Members of Kuva-yi Milliye
Turkish military personnel of the Turkish War of Independence
20th-century Turkish diplomats
Ambassadors of Turkey to Iran
Ambassadors of Turkey to Japan
Ambassadors of Turkey to Germany
Ambassadors of Turkey to Brazil
Monastir Military High School alumni
Ottoman Military Academy alumni
Ottoman Military College alumni
Recipients of the Liakat Medal
Recipients of the Imtiyaz Medal
Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon (Turkey)
Ambassadors of Turkey to Hungary