Hüsrev Gerede
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Born | 1884 Adrianople, Adrianople Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 20 March 1962 Istanbul, Turkey | (aged 77–78)
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Years of service | Ottoman Empire: July 13, 1903-1919 Turkey: May 19, 1919-October 9, 1928 |
Rank | Colonel |
Battles/wars | Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence |
Other work | Member of the GNAT (Trabzon) Member of the GNAT (Urfa) Ambassador to Tehran Member of the GNAT (Sivas) Ambassador to Tokyo Ambassador to Berlin Ambassador to Rio de Janeiro |
Hüsrev Gerede (1884 in Adrianople, Adrianople Vilayet – March 30, 1962 in Istanbul) was a Turkish - Bosnian diplomat and career officer, who served in the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army.[1]
Biography[]
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His ancestors came from Bosnia-Herzegovina: his grandfather was Ali Pasha Rizvanbegović. He received his military education attending the Ottoman Military College and the Military Academy. After his graduation, he entered the Ottoman army and was deployed to the eastern provinces during the World War I.[2] He was one of the early supporters of Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk) during the Turkish War of Independence and has been a participant to both the Sivas and the Erzurum congress.[2] He became a deputy of the Ottoman Parliament and after its dissolution as well of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.[2] As in 1934 the surname law obliged all Turkish citizens to bear a surname, he chose Gerede.[2] He was also a seasoned diplomat and was the Turkish ambassador to Romania from 1924 to 1926[3] and Nazi Germany from 1939 to 1942.[4]
Works[]
- Türk - Nippon Dostluğunun Sonsuz Hatıraları, Ertuğrul, 1937.
- Siyasî Hatıralarım, I inci İran, 1952.
- Mübarek Ertuğrul Şehitlerimiz ve Muhteşem Anıları, 1956.
- Harb İçinde Almanya, 1939-1942, İstanbul, 1994.
Medals and Decorations[]
- Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon
See also[]
Sources[]
- ^ Türk Parlamento Tarihi Araştırma Grubu, Türk Parlamento Tarihi, Millî Mücadele ve T.B.M.B. I. Dönem 1919-1923 - III. Cilt: I. Dönem Milletvekillerin Özgeçmişleri, Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Vakfı Yayınları, Ankara, 1995, ISBN 975-7291-06-4, pp. 934-936.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Kiliç, Fahri (2017). "Activities Led by Hüsev Gerede During National Struggle Period". History Studies. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı Turkish Embassy in Budapest". budapest.emb.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı Türkische Botschaft Berlin". berlin.emb.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
External links[]
- Hüsrev Gerede’nin Atatürk anıları, MTVMSNBC (in Turkish)
- 1884 births
- 1962 deaths
- People from Edirne
- People from Adrianople Vilayet
- Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians
- Deputies of Trabzon
- Deputies of Şanlıurfa
- Deputies of Sivas
- Ottoman Army officers
- Turkish colonels
- Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars
- Ottoman military personnel of World War I
- Members of Kuva-yi Milliye
- Turkish military personnel of the Turkish War of Independence
- Turkish diplomats
- Ambassadors of Turkey to Iran
- Ambassadors of Turkey to Japan
- Ambassadors of Turkey to Germany
- Ambassadors of Turkey to Brazil
- Monastir Military High School alumni
- Ottoman Military Academy alumni
- Ottoman Military College alumni
- Recipients of the Liakat Medal
- Recipients of the Imtiyaz Medal
- Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon (Turkey)
- Ambassadors of Turkey to Hungary