Mehmet Suphi Kula
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| Born | 1881 |
| Died | October 19, 1948 (aged 66–67) |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | File:Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844–1922).svg Ottoman Empire File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey |
| Service years | 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 |
| Conflicts | Balkan Wars First World War Turkish War of Independence Turkish capture of Smyrna |
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Mehmet Suphi Kula (1881 in Monastir (Bitola) – October 19, 1948 in 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.
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Sources
[edit | edit source]- ^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 138. (in Turkish) (T.Ç. Head of the General Staff Military History Publications, Biographies of Commanders and Higher-Level Commanders Participating in the Turkish Independence War, Genkurmay Head Press, Ankara)
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- 1881 births
- 1948 deaths
- People from Bitola
- Ottoman Military Academy alumni
- Ottoman Army officers
- Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars
- Ottoman military personnel of World War I
- Turkish military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
- Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon (Turkey)
- Turkish Army generals
- Burials at Turkish State Cemetery
- Macedonian Turks