Ahmet Muhtar Merter Explained

Ahmet Muhtar Merter
Birth Date:1 July 1891
Birth Place:Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Death Date:2 October 1959
Death Place:Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality:Turkish

Ahmet Muhtar Merter, also known as Ahmed Muhtar Bey (1 July 1891, Constantinople – 2 October 1959, Istanbul) was a Turkish soldier, industrialist, sports official and politician.

Sports

Between 1957–1959 Ahmet Muhtar was the President or so called Ağa of the federation that organized the Turkish national sport yağlı güreş (oil wrestling).[1]

Legacy

In Istanbul the suburb Merter is named after him. A picture of him hangs inside the museum of the Anıtkabir. There is also an elementary school in Merter named after him.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20080408041829/http://kirkpinar.eu/tr/agalar List of Ağas