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Rüştü Sakarya (1877 in Constantinople (
Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
) – December 2, 1951) 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 ...
.


Medals and decorations

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Order of Osminieh The Order of Osmanieh or Order of Osmaniye ( ota, نشانِ عثمانیہ) was a civil and military decoration of the Ottoman Empire. History The order was created in January 1862 by Sultan Abdülaziz. With the obsolescence of the Nişan-i Ift ...
3rd class *Order of Osmanieh with Sword *Medal of the Battle of Greece (''Yunan Muharebe Madalyası'') *
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 ...
*Silver Medal of Liyaqat *Silver Medal of Imtiyaz *Gold Medal of Liyaqat *
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 ...
1st and 2nd class *Austria-Hungary
Military Merit Medal (Austria-Hungary) The Military Merit Medal (german: Militär-Verdienstmedaille, hu, Katonai Érdemérem, hr, Vojna medalja za zasluge) was a military decoration of the Empire of Austria-Hungary. It was founded by Emperor Franz Joseph I on March 12, 1890. The Mil ...
3rd Class * Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon


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 ...


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sakarya, Rustu 1877 births 1951 deaths Military personnel from Istanbul Turkish people of Circassian descent Ottoman Military Academy alumni Ottoman Army officers Ottoman military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1897) Ottoman military personnel of the Italo-Turkish War Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars Ottoman military personnel of World War I Ottoman prisoners of war World War I prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom Turkish military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) Turkish Army generals Burials at Turkish State Cemetery Recipients of the Silver Imtiyaz Medal Recipients of the Gold Liakat Medal Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 1st class Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon (Turkey)