Yakup Şevki Subaşı (1876 in Harput – December 20, 1939 in

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), also known as Yakub Shevki Pasha, was a general of the

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and the

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. He participated in the Defense of Gallipoli during

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and after the war, 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 ...

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1876 births 1939 deaths People from Elazığ Ottoman Military Academy alumni Ottoman Military College alumni Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars Ottoman military personnel of World War I Ottoman Army generals Pashas Malta exiles Turkish military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon (Turkey) Turkish Army generals Burials at Turkish State Cemetery Commanders of the Second Army of Turkey {{Turkey-bio-stub

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