Veli Saltikgil (1880 – 21 March 1935), also known as Veli Bey and Veliddin, was a

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general and politician. He was the commander of the Eastern Army of

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& a signatory of the

Treaty of Kars The Treaty of Kars ( tr, Kars Antlaşması, rus, Карсский договор, Karskii dogovor, ka, ყარსის ხელშეკრულება, hy, Կարսի պայմանագիր, az, Qars müqaviləsi) was a treaty that est ...

, he later served in the justice department in

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, he was a member of the

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.Mazbatası “Veliddin” adına düzenlenmiş, İsim defteri ve tutanaklara “Veli” olarak geçmiştir. TBMM Albümü Dip Not 66

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{{Authority control 1880 births 1935 deaths Ottoman military personnel of World War I Ottoman Army generals Turkish Army generals Turkish military personnel of the Turkish–Armenian War Burials at Turkish State Cemetery

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