COMMANDER // 1872–1926
Rüştü Pasha
mirlivaOttoman Empire1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1872 – 1926
Active service 1920 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 48.
Profile
Rüştü Pasha or Rushdi Pasha was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. He became a leader of the Progressive Republican Party, being a member of its Central Administrative Committee. He was hanged for his involvement in the İzmir assassination attempt against Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk) in 1926.
Battles (1)
1920
Battle of KarsTurkish–Armenian War · Ankara Government