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COMMANDER // 1882–1948

Kâzım Karabekir

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Lifespan

1882 – 1948

189019001910192019301940Turkish–Armenian War · 1920Battle of Alexandropol — November 7, 1920 · Ankara Government · Turkish–Armenian WarBattle of Kars — October 30, 1920 · Ankara Government · Turkish–Armenian WarBattle of Oltu — January 1, 1920 · Ottoman Empire · Turkish–Armenian WarBattle of Sarikamish — September 29, 1920 · Ankara Government · Turkish–Armenian War

Active service 1920 — 4 battles across 1 war; first command at age 38.

Profile

Musa Kâzım Karabekir was a Turkish general and politician. He was the commander of the Eastern Army of the Ottoman Empire during the Turkish War of Independence, and fought a successful military campaign against the Armenian Democratic Republic. He was the founder and leader of the Progressive Republican Party, the Turkish Republic's first opposition party to Atatürk, though he and his party would be purged following the Sheikh Said revolt. He was rehabilitated with İsmet İnönü's ascension to the presidency in 1938 and served as Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey before his death.

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Battles (4)

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