Ali Bey (officer)

For other Ali Bey, see Ali Bey (disambiguation).

Mehmet Ali Bey (born 1874 in Istanbul) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and of the Turkish Army.

Mehmet Ali Bey 1318-c-P. 11[1]
Born	1874 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died	? ?, Turkey
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire  Turkey
Years of service	Ottoman: 1896-1919 Turkey: 1919-July 1, 1932
Rank	Miralay
Commands	1st Regiment (deputy), 2nd Regiment (deputy), 6th Regiment (deputy), 6th Regiment Diyarbakır Military Service Department, 18th Regiment, 2nd Division (deputy), 5th Division (deputy), Infantry Brigade of the 2nd Division, 2nd Division (deputy), Diyarbekir Military Court for Field officers, Infantry Brigade of the 2nd Division, 6th Division (deputy), Infantry Brigade of the 1st Division, Military Court of the III Corps, Bursa Military Service Department, 15th Division (deputy)
Battles / wars	Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence

Medals and decorations

• Order of the Medjidie 5th class
• Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire)
• Silver Medal of Liyakat
• Prussia Iron Cross 2nd class
• Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon

See also

• List of high-ranking commanders of the Turkish War of Independence

Sources

1. T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 58. (in Turkish)