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| Muhittin Akyüz 1304-P. 38 | |
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| Born | 1870 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 11 November 1940(1940-11-11) (aged 69–70) Ankara, Turkey |
| Buried | Cebeci Askerî Şehitliği |
| Allegiance |  Ottoman Empire Turkey |
| Service | Ottoman Army Turkish Land Forces |
| Years of service | Ottoman Empire: 1888–1919 Turkey: 9 September 1921 – 24 September 1928 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | Asir Division, Hejaz Corps Kastamonu Area Command, Adana Area Command |
| Battles / wars | Balkan Wars First World War Turkish War of Independence |
| Other work | Ambassador to Iran Ambassador to Egypt |
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 and the Turkish Army. He fought in the Gallipoli campaign during World War I where he helped defend the Gallipoli peninsula against Anglo-French attacks. He later joined the forces of Mustafa Kemal and fought in the Turkish War of Independence.
Medals and decorations
- War Medal
- Silver Medal of Liyaqat
- Silver Medal of Imtiyaz
- Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon
See also
Sources
- T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 18. (in Turkish)
External links
Media related to Muhittin Akyüz at Wikimedia Commons
- 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. (in Turkish)
- 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