Sıtkı Üke
| Sıtkı Üke 1314-İs. 505[1] | |
|---|---|
 Sıtkı Bey (Üke) | |
| Born |
1876 Salonica (Thessaloniki), Ottoman Empire |
| Died |
1941 (aged 64–65) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Buried at |
Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı State Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 Ottoman Empire Turkey |
| Years of service |
Ottoman: 1899-1918 Turkey: January 11, 1921-May 4, 1935 |
| Rank | Tümgeneral |
| Commands held |
76th Regiment, Şile Depot Battalions, 127th Regiment of the 47th Division, 2nd Regiment of the 8th Division, 5th Division (deputy) Infantry Brigade of the 24th Division, Infantry Brigade of the 11th Division, Infantry Brigade of the 8th Division, 9th Division, Cebelibereket Area Command, Adana Area Command, 4th Division, 2nd Division, 8th Division |
| Battles/wars |
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| Other work | Member of the GNAT (Tokat) |
Sıtkı Üke (1876; Salonica (Thessaloniki) – 1941; Istanbul) was a major general of the Ottoman Army and the first head general of the Turkish Army. Sıtkı grew up in the same town as Atatürk, the founder of modern-day Turkey, who referred to Sıtkı as "big brother" and conferred on him the surname Üke, or "honor", during the establishment of the modern Turkish state.
See also
Sources
- ↑ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademlerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 100. (Turkish)
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