Refiyîk Kadír was a
Dobruja
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n-born
Crimean Tatar officer regarded as a
hero
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of the
Romanian Army
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. He was the uncle of
Ahmet Nurmambet who was the father of the well-known traditional folk singer
Kadriye Nurmambet.
Biography
Refiyík was born in 1878 in
Constanța. He attended the Turkish primary school in
Constanta and then followed a military career at the Military secondary school in
Iaşi. Upon his graduation he entered the military service ranked as
second lieutenant and climbed the hierarchy to the rank of
colonel
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In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge o ...
.
Refiyík fought in
World War I
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and he was taken prisoner. After the war he was released and he served in the garrisons of
Cernăuţi
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and
Chișinău. Later he returned to
Dobruja
Dobruja or Dobrudja (; bg, Добруджа, Dobrudzha or ''Dobrudža''; ro, Dobrogea, or ; tr, Dobruca) is a historical region in the Balkans that has been divided since the 19th century between the territories of Bulgaria and Romania. I ...
holding command positions in the 40th "Călugăreni" Infantry Regiment which had its garrison in
Bazargic. He was an educated man, helpful, generous and friendly. He enjoyed the friendship of
Senator Selim Abdulakim and
Nicolae Iorga
Nicolae Iorga (; sometimes Neculai Iorga, Nicolas Jorga, Nicolai Jorga or Nicola Jorga, born Nicu N. Iorga;Iova, p. xxvii. 17 January 1871 – 27 November 1940) was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, Albanologist, poet ...
.
Kadír died on 20 December 1929. He is resting at
Bazargic Heroes Cemetery.
See also
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Ahmet Nurmambet
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Kadriye Nurmambet
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Kázím Abdulakim
Kázím Abdulakim (also transliterated in Romanian language, Romanian as: ''Kiazim Abdulachim'', ''Kiazim Abdulakim'' or ''Chiazim Abdulachim'') was a Crimean Tatars, Crimean Tatar hero of the Romanian Armed Forces, Romanian Army who lost his lif ...
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1870s births
1929 deaths
People from Constanța
Crimean Tatar officers
Romanian Land Forces officers
Romanian prisoners of war in World War I
Romanian people of Crimean Tatar descent