Mehmet Nâzım Bey

Mehmet Nâzım Bey
1323-P. 3^[1]
Mehmet Nâzım Bey; 1323-P. 3
Born	1886; Kayseri, Ankara Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
Died	15 July 1921 (aged 34–35); Yumruçal, Turkey
Buried	Ankara Şehitliği; State Cemetery
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire; Turkey;
Years of service	Ottoman: 1899-1919; Turkey: 1919-July 15, 1921;
Rank	Miralay
Commands held	Chief of Staff of the 16th Division, Chief of Staff of the 19th Division, Delegation to the Army Group Mackensen, Rumelia Detachment, 7th Cavalry Regiment; Provisional Division, 4th Division
Battles/wars	Italo-Turkish War; Balkan Wars; First World War; War of Independence;

Mehmet Nâzım Bey (1886; Kayseri - July 15, 1921; Yumruçal) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army. He is credited for his defense of the Gallipoli peninsula during the Gallipoli campaign of World War I.

He was killed in action by the Greek Army on July 15, 1921 during the Battle of Yumruçal in the Turkish War of Independence (see Battle of Afyonkarahisar–Eskişehir).

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. 234. (in Turkish)

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