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Mahmut Nedim Hendek (1880; Caucasus – 21 April 1920;
Hendek Hendek is a town and a district of Sakarya Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. The municipality was founded in 1907. The mayor of the city is Ali İnci ( AKP). Notable natives * Gaffar Okkan (1952–2001), assassinated police chief * Süle ...
) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army. He was born to an ethnic Circassian family which later fled Russia to the Ottoman Empire. Hendek's birth name was Mahmut Nedim however he was later given the name ''Hendek'' due to his death whilst fighting against occupying Greek forces in
Hendek Hendek is a town and a district of Sakarya Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. The municipality was founded in 1907. The mayor of the city is Ali İnci ( AKP). Notable natives * Gaffar Okkan (1952–2001), assassinated police chief * Süle ...
on 21 April 1920.


Medals and decorations

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Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire) The Gallipolli Star is a military decoration awarded by the Ottoman Empire. It was known as the Ottoman War Medal ( tr, Harp Madalyası) or the Iron Crescent (from German ''Eiserner Halbmond'', in allusion to the Iron Cross). It was instituted b ...
* Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon * Order of the Medjidie 5th class


See also

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List of high-ranking commanders of the Turkish War of Independence This list includes high-ranking commanders who took part in the Turkish War of Independence: See also * Turkish State Cemetery#Burials * List of recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon (Turkey) This list includes rec ...
* List of members of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey who died in office


Sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hendek, Mahmut Nedim 1880 births 1920 deaths People from the Ottoman Empire of Circassian descent Turkish people of Circassian descent Ottoman Military Academy alumni Ottoman Military College alumni Ottoman Army officers Ottoman military personnel of the Italo-Turkish War Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars Ottoman military personnel of World War I Turkish Army officers Turkish military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) Turkish military personnel killed in action Burials at Turkish State Cemetery Recipients of the Order of the Medjidie, 5th class Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon (Turkey)