Mehmet Suphi Kula 1316-Sv. 57[1] | |
Birth Place: | Monastir (Bitola), Ottoman Empire (modern North Macedonia) |
Death Place: | Istanbul, Turkey |
Placeofburial: | State Cemetery |
Allegiance: | Turkey |
Serviceyears: | Ottoman: 1901–1920 Turkey: 1920–1931 |
Rank: | Mirliva |
Commands: | Cavalry Company of the headquarters of the IX Corps, Verification Committee of Istanbul Central Command 6th Cavalry Division, 14th Cavalry Division, 1st Cavalry Division, member of the Military Court of Cassation |
Battles: | Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence Turkish capture of Smyrna |
Mehmet Suphi Kula (1881; Monastir (Bitola) – October 19, 1948; Istanbul) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army. He captured Smyrna from the Greek forces during the Turkish War of Independence.