Hüsrev Gerede (1884 in
Adrianople
Edirne (; ), historically known as Orestias, Adrianople, is a city in Turkey, in the northwestern part of the Edirne Province, province of Edirne in Eastern Thrace. Situated from the Greek and from the Bulgarian borders, Edirne was the second c ...
,
Adrianople Vilayet – March 30, 1962 in
Istanbul
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) was a
Turkish diplomat and career officer, who served in the
Ottoman Army
The Military of the Ottoman Empire () was the armed forces of the Ottoman Empire. It was founded in 1299 and dissolved in 1922.
Army
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and the
Turkish Army
The Turkish Land Forces () is the main branch of the Turkish Armed Forces responsible for Army, land-based military operations. The army was formed on November 8, 1920, after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Significant campaigns since the ...
.
[Türk Parlamento Tarihi Araştırma Grubu, ''Türk Parlamento Tarihi, Millî Mücadele ve T.B.M.B. I. Dönem 1919-1923 - III. Cilt: I. Dönem Milletvekillerin Özgeçmişleri'', Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Vakfı Yayınları, Ankara, 1995, , pp. 934-936.]
Biography
His ancestors came from Bosnia-Herzegovina: his grandfather was
Ali Pasha Rizvanbegović
Ali Pasha Rizvanbegović (1783 – 20 March 1851; Turkish: Ali Paşa Rıdvanbeyoğlu) was a Herzegovinian Ottoman captain (administrator) of Stolac from 1813 to 1833 and the semi-independent ruler (vizier) of the Herzegovina Eyalet from 1833 ...
. He received his military education attending the
Ottoman Military College
The Ottoman Military College or Imperial Military Staff College or Ottoman Army War College ( or
), was a two-year military staff college of the Ottoman Empire. It was located in İstanbul. Its mission was to educate staff officers for the Ott ...
and the
Military Academy. After his graduation, he entered the
Ottoman army
The Military of the Ottoman Empire () was the armed forces of the Ottoman Empire. It was founded in 1299 and dissolved in 1922.
Army
The Military of the Ottoman Empire can be divided in five main periods. The foundation era covers the years ...
and was deployed to the eastern provinces during the
World War I
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.
He was one of the early supporters of
Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk) during the
Turkish War of Independence
, strength1 = May 1919: 35,000November 1920: 86,000Turkish General Staff, ''Türk İstiklal Harbinde Batı Cephesi'', Edition II, Part 2, Ankara 1999, p. 225August 1922: 271,000Celâl Erikan, Rıdvan Akın: ''Kurtuluş Savaşı tarih ...
and was a participant of both the
Sivas
Sivas is a city in central Turkey. It is the seat of Sivas Province and Sivas District.[İl Beledi ...]
and the
Erzurum congress.
He became a deputy of the
Ottoman Parliament and after its dissolution as well of the
Turkish Grand National Assembly. As in 1934 the
surname law obliged all Turkish citizens to bear a surname, he chose
Gerede.
He was also a seasoned diplomat and was the Turkish ambassador to
Romania
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from 1924 to 1926 and
Nazi Germany
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from 1939 to 1942.
Works
*''Türk - Nippon Dostluğunun Sonsuz Hatıraları'', Ertuğrul, 1937.
*''Siyasî Hatıralarım, I inci İran'', 1952.
*''Mübarek Ertuğrul Şehitlerimiz ve Muhteşem Anıları'', 1956.
*''Harb İçinde Almanya, 1939-1942'', İstanbul, 1994.
Medals and decorations
*
Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon
See also
*
List of recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon (Turkey)
Sources
External links
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1884 births
1962 deaths
People from Edirne
People from Adrianople vilayet
Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians
Deputies of Trabzon
Deputies of Şanlıurfa
Deputies of Sivas
Ottoman Army officers
Turkish colonels
Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars
Ottoman military personnel of World War I
Members of Kuva-yi Milliye
Turkish military personnel of the Turkish War of Independence
20th-century Turkish diplomats
Ambassadors of Turkey to Iran
Ambassadors of Turkey to Japan
Ambassadors of Turkey to Germany
Ambassadors of Turkey to Brazil
Monastir Military High School alumni
Ottoman Military Academy alumni
Ottoman Military College alumni
Recipients of the Liakat Medal
Recipients of the Imtiyaz Medal
Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon (Turkey)
Ambassadors of Turkey to Hungary