Nafiz Gürman

Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman (1882; Bodrum - 6 February 1966; Istanbul) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. He fought in the Caucasus campaign during World War I. He later joined the forces of Atatürk and participated in the Turkish War of Independence. After his retirement in 1949, he was Ambassador to South Korea and Iran, until 1959.

Nafiz Gürman
1319-P. 5[1]
Born1882 (1882)
Bodrum, Aidin Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died6 February 1966(1966-02-06) (aged 83–84)
Istanbul, Turkey
Buried
Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı
State Cemetery
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
 Turkey
Years of serviceOttoman: 1903-1919
Turkey: March 2, 1921 - July 6, 1950
RankGeneral
Commands heldChief of Staff of the Aleppo Regular Division, Chief of Staff of the 26th Division, Military advisor of Tolipolitania, Chief of Staff of the Africa Groups, 148th Regiment, Chief of Staff of the Africa Groups, Chief of Staff of the I Corps
1st Division, Chief of Staff of the Thrace Command, Chief of Staff of the Second Army, IV Corps (deputy), VI Corps, IX Corps, Undersecretary of the Ministry of National Defense, Inspector of the Second Army, member of the Supreme Military Council, Chief of the General Staff
Battles/warsItalo-Turkish War
Balkan Wars
First World War
War of Independence
Other workMember of the Constituent Assembly

Works
  • Piyadenin Muharebesi
  • Piyade Takımının Muharegesi
  • Alman ve Fransız Harp Usulleri Arasındaki Fark ve Bizim Bundan Edeceğimiz İstifade
  • Piyade Neferi ve Mangası Muharebe İçin Nasıl Yetiştirilmeli
  • Piyade Takım ve Bölüğü Muharebe İçin Nasıl Yetiştirilmeli
  • 1912-1913 Balkan Savaşında İşkodra Müdafaası
  • Büyük Harpte Kuzey Afrika'da Türkler
  • İstiklâl Harbinde 1 nci Piyade Tümeni

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. 195. (in Turkish)

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