Mehmet Hulusi Conk Explained

Mehmet Hulusi Conk
1318-P. 24[1]
Birth Place:Smyrna (Izmir), Aidin Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Death Place:Istanbul, Turkey
Placeofburial:State Cemetery
Allegiance:
Turkey
Serviceyears:Ottoman: January 1901-1920
Turkey: 1920-January 3, 1923
January 31, 1942-August 21, 1943
Rank:Miralay
Commands:Chief of Staff of the XVII Corps, Chief of Staff of the XIX Corps, Chief of Staff of the XIV Corps, 176th Regiment, 60th Division, 61st Division, Chief of Staff of the XX Corps
Army Office of the Ministry of National Defense, 24th Division, 18th Division
Manisa Military Service Department
Battles:Balkan Wars
First World War
War of Independence

Mehmet Hulusi Conk (1881 in Smyrna (Izmir), Aidin Vilayet – January 10, 1950?) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army. He is known for his achievements during the Gallipoli campaign of World War I and later during the Turkish War of Independence where he joined the forces of Mustafa Kemal and fought against the Greeks and the Allies.

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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. 176.