Honorific Prefix: | 1317-P. 17[1] |
Mehmet Arif | |
Honorific Suffix: | Bey |
Birth Date: | 1882 |
Death Date: | 13 July |
Birth Place: | Adana, Ottoman Empire |
Death Place: | İzmir, Turkey |
Nickname: | "Ayıcı" Arif |
Allegiance: | Turkey |
Serviceyears: | Ottoman Empire: 1902–1919 Turkey: 19 May 1919 – January 1922 |
Rank: | Miralay |
Commands: | Chief of Staff of the 5th Division, Infantry School Chief of Staff of the Inspectorate of Rear Area of the Eastern Armies 11th Division, 3rd Group, Secretary of the Commander-in-Chief, III Corps |
Battles: | Balkan Wars World War I Turkish War of Independence |
Awards: | Gallipoli Star Silver Medal of Liyaqat Prussia Iron Cross Medal of Independence |
Laterwork: | Member of the GNAT (Eskişehir) |
Mehmet Arif Bey (1882 – 13 July 1926), also known as "Ayıcı" Arif ("Bear-Leader Arif"), was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army.