Mehmet Hulusi Conk

Mehmet Hulusi Conk (1881 in Smyrna (Izmir), Aidin Vilayet – January 10, 1950?) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army. He is known for his achievements during the Gallipoli campaign of World War I and later during the Turkish War of Independence where he joined the forces of Mustafa Kemal and fought against the Greeks and the Allies.

Mehmet Hulusi Conk
1318-P. 24[1]
Born1881 (1881)
Smyrna (Izmir), Aidin Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died10 January 1950(1950-01-10) (aged 68–69)
Istanbul, Turkey
Buried
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
 Turkey
Years of serviceOttoman: January 1901-1920
Turkey: 1920-January 3, 1923
January 31, 1942-August 21, 1943
RankMiralay
Commands heldChief of Staff of the XVII Corps, Chief of Staff of the XIX Corps, Chief of Staff of the XIV Corps, 176th Regiment, 60th Division, 61st Division, Chief of Staff of the XX Corps
Army Office of the Ministry of National Defense, 24th Division, 18th Division
Manisa Military Service Department
Battles/warsBalkan Wars
First World War
War of Independence

Medals and decorations

See also

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. 176. (in Turkish)

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