Mehmet Nuri Conker (September 20, 1882 – January 11, 1937) was a

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politician and an officer of the

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Nuri Bey and Gazi Mustafa Kemal in Istanbul in 1931

Mehmet Nuri Conker was the oldest childhood and lifelong friend of Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk). Mehmet Nuri Conker was a graduate of the War Academy of the Ottoman Empire (Harp Akademisi). He retired as a Colonel (Kurmay Albay). Mehmet Nuri Conker married Nedime Hanim (1890?-1969) and they had four children: Orhan Conker (1910-1975); Mahmut Cahit Conker (1912-1964); Ali Necip Conker (1914-1973); Kiymet Tesal Conker (1916-1988). His sister Dürriye Hanım married

Salih Bozok Salih Bozok (1881 – April 25, 1941) was an officer of the Ottoman Army, later the Turkish Army and a politician of the Republic of Turkey. He was the chief aide-de-camp of Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk), the founder of modern Turkey.Türk Parlament ...

. According to Philip Hendrick Stoddard, he was a brother-in-law of

Süleyman Askerî Bey Suleyman or Süleyman is a variant of Suleiman (the Arabic name ). It means "man of peace". Notable people with the name include: Suleyman *Suleyman I of Rûm or Suleiman ibn Qutulmish (d. 1086), founder of an independent Seljuq Turkish state i ...

.''The Ottoman Government and the Arabs, 1911 to 1918: A Preliminary Study of the Teskilât-ı Mahsusa'', Princeton University, 1963, p. 175. Mehmet Nuri Conker fought on numerous fronts: Libya, Manastir, the Dardanelles, the Eastern front, in Syria and in the War of Independence. He was wounded twice: once in Boyalir and again in the Dardanelles, at Conk Bayir (the Chunuk Hill). Mustafa Kemal Ataturk gave Mehmet Nuri Conker his last name in memory of Conk Bayiri. Mehmet Nuri Conker was assigned as the Governor of Adana in 1921. He was elected to Grand National Assembly as the Representative from Kütahya (1923-1927). He was also elected to the Grand National Assembly as the Representative from Gaziantep (1932 and 1935). Mehmet Nuri Conker served as the Deputy Chairman of the Grand National Assembly during its 5th session and as Acting Chairman in 1935. Mehmet Nuri Conker received the Medal of Independence. Mehmet Nuri Conker knew French, German and Arabic.

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*Conker, Mehmed Nuri, ''Zâbit ve Kumandan'', İş Bankası Yayınları, Ankara, 1959. (He wrote this book in 1930, Mustafa Kemal's ''Zâbit ve Kumandan ile Hasbihal'' was the answer to Nuri's work.)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Conker, Nuri 1882 births 1937 deaths Politicians from Thessaloniki People from Salonica vilayet Macedonian Turks Committee of Union and Progress politicians Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians Liberal Republican Party (Turkey) politicians 20th-century Turkish politicians Deputies of Kütahya Deputies of Gaziantep Members of the Special Organization (Ottoman Empire) Ottoman Army officers Turkish 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 military personnel of the Franco-Turkish War Monastir Military High School alumni Ottoman Military Academy alumni Ottoman Military College alumni Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon (Turkey) Burials at Turkish State Cemetery Governors of Adana Military personnel from Thessaloniki

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