Tevfik Bıyıklıoğlu (1891 – 24 November 1961) was a Turkish politician, who was a founding member of the Turkish Historical Association, which he served as its first president.
Biography
He was born in
Çanakkale
Çanakkale is a city and seaport in Turkey on the southern shore of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. It is the seat of Çanakkale Province and Çanakkale District.Military Academy in 1905 and graduated in 1908 as an artillery officer and valedictorian of his class, and in 1914 he graduated from the Military Academy as valedictorian of his class.
In 1915, he was promoted to the rank of Staff and took part in the Dardanelles campaign during the
First World War
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 ...
. in 1923, while he was a Staff Lieutenant Colonel in the First Branch of the General Staff, he was appointed as Deputy Chief Clerk on March 18, 1924. On May 1, 1924, he was appointed as the General Clerk of the Presidency of the
Republic of Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...