Muhittin Akyüz 1304-P. 38[1] | |
Birth Date: | 1870 |
Birth Place: | Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
Death Place: | Ankara, Turkey |
Placeofburial: | Cebeci Askerî Şehitliği |
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Serviceyears: | Ottoman Empire: 1888–1919 Turkey: 9 September 1921 – 24 September 1928 |
Rank: | Major general |
Commands: | Asir Division, Hejaz Corps Kastamonu Area Command, Adana Area Command |
Battles: | Balkan Wars First World War Turkish War of Independence |
Laterwork: | Ambassador to Iran Ambassador to Egypt |
Muhittin Akyüz (1870 – 11 November 1940), known as Muhiddin Pasha until 1934, was a Turkish military officer and diplomat. He served for both the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army. He fought in the Gallipoli campaign during World War I where he helped defend the Gallipoli peninsula against Anglo-French attacks. He later joined the forces of Mustafa Kemal and fought in the Turkish War of Independence.