Mehmet Atıf Ateşdağlı Explained

Mehmet Atıf Ateşdağlı 1314-Sv. 48^[1]
Birth Place:	Crete, Ottoman Empire
Death Place:	Istanbul, Turkey
Allegiance:	Turkey
Serviceyears:	Ottoman: 1899-1919 Turkey: 1920-October 27, 1926
Rank:	Kaymakam
Commands:	Baghdad Gendarmerie Command, Beirut Gendarmerie Command, Musul Gendarmerie Battalion, Nablus Gendarmerie Battalion, 6th Camel Regiment, Beirut Gendarmerie Regiment, Eskişehir Area Command 24th Division
Battles:	Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence

Mehmet Atıf Ateşdağlı (1876; Crete - December 3, 1947; Istanbul) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and of the Turkish Army.

Medals and decorations

• Order of the Medjidie 4th class
  • Silver Medal of Liyakat Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire)
• Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon and Citation

See also

• List of high-ranking commanders of the Turkish War of Independence

Notes and References

1. T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 96.