Mahmut Nedim Hendek

Mahmut Nedim Hendek (1880; Caucasus – 21 April 1920; Hendek) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army. He was born to an ethnic Circassian family which later fled Russia to the Ottoman Empire. Hendek's birth name was Mahmut Nedim however he was later given the name Hendek due to his death whilst fighting against occupying Greek forces in Hendek on 21 April 1920.

Mahmut Nedim Hendek 1316-Sv. 484[1]
Born	1880 (1880) Caucasus, Russian Empire
Died	21 April 1920(1920-04-21) (aged 39–40) Hendek, Turkey
Buried	Hendek State Cemetery
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire  Turkey
Years of service	Ottoman: January 1901-1920 Turkey: 1920-April 21, 1920
Rank	Kaymakam
Commands	Chief aide-de-camp of the Second Army, Chief of Staff of the 3rd Cavalry Division, Chief of Staff of the XII Corps 24th Division
Battles / wars	Italo-Turkish War Balkan Wars First World War Turkish War of Independence

Medals and decorations

• Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire)
• Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon
• Order of the Medjidie 5th class

See also

• List of high-ranking commanders of the Turkish War of Independence
• List of members of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey who died in office

Sources

1. T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genelkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 142. (in Turkish)