Muhittin Akyüz (1870 – 11 November 1940), known as Muhiddin Pasha until 1934, was a
Turkish military officer and diplomat. He served for both 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 ...
. He fought in the
Gallipoli campaign during
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
where he helped defend the
Gallipoli peninsula
The Gallipoli Peninsula (; ; ) is located in the southern part of East Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles strait to the east.
Gallipoli is the Italian form of the Greek name (), meaning ' ...
against Anglo-French attacks. He later joined the forces of
Mustafa Kemal
Mustafa () is one of the names of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic given name and surname. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world.
Given name Moustafa
* Moustafa A ...
and fought in 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 ...
.
Medals and decorations
*
War Medal
*Silver Medal of Liyaqat
*Silver
Medal of Imtiyaz
*
Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon
See also
*
Sources
External links
* Bilal N. Şimşir
"Cumhuriyetin İlk Çeyrek Yüzyılında Türk Diplomatik Temsilcilikleri ve Temsilcileri (1920-1950)" ''Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi Dergisi'', Sayı 64-65-66, Cilt: XXII, Mart-Temmuz-Kasım 2006.
1870 births
1940 deaths
Military personnel from Istanbul
Ottoman Military Academy alumni
Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars
Ottoman military personnel of World War I
Ottoman Army generals
Ottoman prisoners of war
World War I prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom
Turkish military personnel of the Turkish War of Independence
Turkish military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
Turkish Army generals
Diplomats from Istanbul
Ambassadors of Turkey to Iran
Ambassadors of Turkey to Egypt
Deputies of Kars
Recipients of the Liakat Medal
Recipients of the Imtiyaz Medal
Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon (Turkey)
Governors of Adana
20th-century Turkish diplomats
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