Rüştü Pasha

Rüştü Pasha or Rushdi Pasha (Turkish: Rüştü Paşa, 1872 July 13, 1926) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. He became a leader of the Progressive Republican Party, being a member of its Central Administrative Committee.[2] He was hanged for his involvement in the İzmir assassination attempt against Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk) in 1926.

Rüştü Pasha
1309-Top (Artillery) 8[1]
Born1872
Erzurum, Ottoman Empire
DiedJuly 13, 1926(1926-07-13) (aged 54)
Izmir, Turkey
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
 Turkey
Years of serviceOttoman Empire: 1893–1919
Turkey: 1919 – July 13, 1926
RankMirliva
Commands held9th Caucasian Division
3rd Caucasian Division, 9th Caucasian, IX Corps (deputy)
Battles/warsBalkan Wars
First World War
War of Independence
Other workMember of the GNAT (Erzurum)

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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. 29. (in Turkish)
  2. Ahmad, Feroz (1991). Heper, Metin; Landau, Jacob M. (eds.). Political Parties and Democracy in Turkey. I.B. Tauris. p. 73. ISBN 1-85043300-3.

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