Nafiz Gürman
5th Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces from 1949 to 1950
Nafiz Gürman 1319-P. 5[1] | |
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Born | 1882 (1882) Bodrum, Aidin Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 6 February 1966(1966-02-06) (aged 83–84) Istanbul, Turkey |
Buried | Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı State Cemetery |
Allegiance | Ottoman Empire Turkey |
Years of service | Ottoman: 1903-1919 Turkey: 2 March 1921 - 6 July 1950 |
Rank | General |
Commands held | Chief of Staff of the Aleppo Regular Division, Chief of Staff of the 26th Division, Military advisor of Tolipolitania, Chief of Staff of the Africa Groups, 148th Regiment, Chief of Staff of the Africa Groups, Chief of Staff of the I Corps 1st Division, Chief of Staff of the Thrace Command, Chief of Staff of the Second Army, IV Corps (deputy), VI Corps, IX Corps, Undersecretary of the Ministry of National Defense, Inspector of the Second Army, member of the Supreme Military Council, Chief of the General Staff |
Battles/wars | Italo-Turkish War Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence |
Other work | Member of the Constituent Assembly |
Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman (1882; Bodrum - 6 February 1966; Istanbul) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. He fought in the Caucasus campaign during World War I. He later joined the forces of Atatürk and participated in the Turkish War of Independence. After his retirement in 1949, he was Ambassador to South Korea and Iran, until 1959.
Works
- Piyadenin Muharebesi
- Piyade Takımının Muharegesi
- Alman ve Fransız Harp Usulleri Arasındaki Fark ve Bizim Bundan Edeceğimiz İstifade
- Piyade Neferi ve Mangası Muharebe İçin Nasıl Yetiştirilmeli
- Piyade Takım ve Bölüğü Muharebe İçin Nasıl Yetiştirilmeli
- 1912-1913 Balkan Savaşında İşkodra Müdafaası
- Büyük Harpte Kuzey Afrika'da Türkler
- İstiklâl Harbinde 1 nci Piyade Tümeni
See also
- List of high-ranking commanders of the Turkish War of Independence
- List of chiefs of the Turkish General Staff
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. 195. (in Turkish)
External links
- Chiefs of General Staff, Turkish General Staff.
Media related to Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman at Wikimedia Commons
- Abdurrahman Nafiz GÜRMAN in the official website of the Turkish General Staff
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Preceded by | Inspector of the Second Army 10 January 1940–30 August 1945 | Succeeded by İshak Avni Akdağ? |
Preceded by | Chief of the General Staff of Turkey 10 June 1949–6 June 1950 | Succeeded by |
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- İsmet İnönü
- Fevzi Çakmak
- Kâzım Orbay
- Salih Omurtak
- Nafiz Gürman
- Nuri Yamut
- Nurettin Baransel
- Hakkı Tunaboylu
- Feyzi Mengüç
- Rüştü Erdelhun
- Ragıp Gümüşpala
- Cevdet Sunay
- Cemal Tural
- Memduh Tağmaç
- Faruk Gürler
- Semih Sancar
- Kenan Evren
- Nurettin Ersin
- Necdet Üruğ
- Necip Torumtay
- Doğan Güreş
- İsmail Hakkı Karadayı
- Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu
- Hilmi Özkök
- Yaşar Büyükanıt
- İlker Başbuğ
- Işık Koşaner
- Necdet Özel
- Hulusi Akar
- Yaşar Güler
- Musa Avsever*
- Metin Gürak
* Acting • Italics indicates Acting Chief during the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt