Arif Örgüç

For other Mehmet Arif, see Mehmet Arif.

Arif Örgüç, also known as Mehmet Arif Örgüç, Hacı Arif Örgüç (1876 in Constantinople (Istanbul) – April 1940 in Istanbul) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army.

Hacı Arif Örgüç 1311-c-Sv. 69[1]
Born	1876 Constantinople (Istanbul), Ottoman Empire
Died	April 1940 (aged 63–64) Istanbul, Turkey
Buried	State Cemetery
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire  Turkey
Years of service	Ottoman: 1896-March 1921 Turkey: January 1921-February 9, 1926
Rank	Miralay
Commands	14th Cavalry Regiment, 13th Provisional Cavalry Regiment, 13th Cavalry Regiment, Kurdistan Detachment of XIII Corps Cavalry Depot Regiment of Western Front, 5th Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Provisional Cavalry Division, 1st Cavalry Division
Battles/wars	Italo-Turkish War Balkan Wars First World War Turkish War of Independence

Medals and decorations

• Order of the Medjidie
• Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire)
• Silver Medal of Liyakat
• Silver Medal of Imtiyaz
• 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. 60. (in Turkish)