Osman Nuri Koptagel (1874;
Erzincan
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– November 22, 1942;
Ankara
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) was an officer of 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 a general of 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 ...
.
When he was an assistant teaching staff of the
Ottoman Military Academy
The Turkish Military Academy ( tr, Kara Harp Okulu) is a four-year co-educational military academy and part of the National Defence University. It is located in the center of Ankara, Turkey. Its mission is to develop cadets mentally and ph ...
, he used to order ''"Sağdan birinci manga, kop ta gel!"''
[Mehmet Lütfi Yücel, Arif Suavi Okay, ''Hatıralarım: Ölümünün 50. Yılında Atatürk'ün Silah Arkadaşı Mehmet Lütfi Beyin; Çocukluk, Okul, Asleri okul, Balkan Harbi, Çanakkael Savaşları, Filistin, Gazze çarpışmalarına ilişkin Anıları'', 2006, ]
p. 34.
("First squad from the right, separate (from line) and come!"), ''"Birinci mangadan sağdan itibaren beş kişi kop da gel!"''
Ali Fuat Cebesoy
Ali Fuat Cebesoy (September 23, 1882Ayfer Özçelik, ''Ali Fuad Cepesoy'', Akçağ Yayınları, 1993, , p. 1. – January 10, 1968) was a Turkish army officer and politician.
Early life
Ali Fuat was born in September 1882 to father Ismail ...
, ''Sınıf Arkadaşım Atatürk: Okul ve Genç Subaylık Hâtıraları'', İnkılâp ve Aka Kitabevleri, 1967
p. 21.
("First squad of five person from the right, separate (from line) and come!"). His students gave him a nickname "Kop ta gel". After the
1934 Surname Law, Mustafa Kemal gave him a surname "Koptagel".
His granddaughter
Yüksel Koptagel
Yüksel Koptagel (born 27 October 1931) is a Turkish composer and pianist. She was born in Istanbul, Turkey, granddaughter of General Osman Nuri Koptagel, a commander in the Turkish War of Independence. Her maternal great grandfather Abdul Kari ...
(born 27 October 1931) is a Turkish composer and pianist.
Medals and Decorations
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Order of the Medjidie
Order of the Medjidie ( ota, نشانِ مجیدی, August 29, 1852 – 1922) is a military and civilian order of the Ottoman Empire. The Order was instituted in 1851 by Sultan Abdulmejid I.
History
Instituted in 1851, the Order was awarded in fi ...
4th class
*Silver
Medal of Liyaqat
*Silver
Medal of Imtiyaz
*Prussia
Iron Cross
The Iron Cross (german: link=no, Eisernes Kreuz, , abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). King Frederick William III of Prussia est ...
*
Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon
See also
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Sources
External links
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1874 births
1942 deaths
People from Erzincan
Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians
Deputies of Malatya
Ottoman Army officers
Turkish Army generals
Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars
Ottoman military personnel of World War I
Turkish military personnel of the Turkish–Armenian War
Turkish military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
Ottoman Military Academy alumni
Recipients of the Order of the Medjidie, 4th class
Recipients of the Liakat Medal
Recipients of the Imtiyaz Medal
Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914)
Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon (Turkey)
Burials at Turkish State Cemetery