Yusuf Izzet Pasha

Yusuf Izzet Pasha (Adyghe: Юсыф-Изэт Пащэ, romanized: Yusıf-İzət Paşə; 1876 in Yozgat – April 15, 1922, in Ankara) was an Ottoman general of Circassian origin, who served both the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army.

In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Yusuf Izzet, the title is Pasha, and there is no family name.

Yusuf Izzet Pasha 1312-Sv. 6[1]
Born	1876 (1876) Yozgat, Ottoman Empire
Died	15 April 1922(1922-04-15) (aged 45–46) Ankara, Turkey
Buried	State Cemetery
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire  Turkey
Years of service	Ottoman Empire: 1896-1921 Turkey: 1921-April 15, 1922
Rank	Major general
Commands	2nd Cavalry Division, X Corps, I Caucasian Corps, XIV Corps, Northern Caucasus Command Reserve Group of the Western Front, 3rd Group
Battles / wars	Greco-Turkish War Italo-Turkish War Balkan Wars First World War Turkish War of Independence
Other work	Member of the GNAT (Bolu)

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. 68. (in Turkish)

External links

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