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| Born | 1872 Erzurum, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | July 13, 1926 (aged 54) Izmir, Turkey |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ottoman Empire Turkey |
| Years of service | Ottoman Empire: 1893–1919 Turkey: 1919 – July 13, 1926 |
| Rank | Mirliva |
| Commands held | 9th Caucasian Division 3rd Caucasian Division, 9th Caucasian, IX Corps (deputy) |
| Battles/wars | Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence |
| Other work | Member of the GNAT (Erzurum) |
Rüştü Pasha or Rushdi Pasha (Turkish: Rüştü Paşa, 1872 – July 13, 1926) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. He became a leader of the Progressive Republican Party, being a member of its Central Administrative Committee.[2] He was hanged for his involvement in the İzmir assassination attempt against Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk) in 1926.
Medals and decorations
- Order of the Medjidieh 5th and 3rd Class
- Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire)
- Silver Medal of Liyaqat
- Silver Medal of Imtiyaz
- Gold Medal of Liyaqat
- Prussia Order of the Crown (Prussia)
- Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon
See also
Sources
- ↑ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 29. (in Turkish)
- ↑ Ahmad, Feroz (1991). Heper, Metin; Landau, Jacob M. (eds.). Political Parties and Democracy in Turkey. I.B. Tauris. p. 73. ISBN 1-85043300-3.
External links
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