Nurettin Pasha (1873-1932)

Nureddin Pasha, often called Nureddin Pasha the Bearded (Turkish: 'Sakallı Nurettin Paşa), was a Turkish military officer, who served in the Ottoman Empire during World War I and in the Turkish army during the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922). Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. The Turkish people (Türk Halkı also known as " Turks " ( Türkler) are defined mainly as being speakers of Turkish as a First language The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Turkish Army ( Turkish: Türk Kara Kuvvetleri) is a branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. To distinguish him from namesakes, he was called so, because he was the only high-ranking Turkish officer during the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) sporting a beard.

He was born in 1873 in Bursa. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bursa (historically also known as Prussa, Greek: Προύσα and later as Brusa) is a city in northwestern Turkey and the seat His father, Colonel (Miralay) İbrahim Pasha was a high-ranking officer in the Ottoman army. After having graduated from the Ottoman War Academy in 1893, he took part in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and was wounded and decorated in Larissa. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Greco-Turkish War of 1897, also called the Thirty Days' War and known as the black '97 in Greece was a war fought between the Kingdom of Greece Larissa ( Greek: Λάρισα, Lárisa) is the capital city of the Thessaly periphery of Greece, and capital of the He also took active parts during the Balkan Wars and the First World War during which he was the commander for the Iraqi front for a time. The Balkan Wars were two wars in South-eastern Europe in 1912–1913 in the course of which the Balkan League ( Bulgaria, Montenegro, Greece World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.

Nureddin Pasha was infamous amongst Greeks and Armenians for his advocacy of the extermination of those races. He was responsible for the massacres of thousands of Pontians during what is recognized in Greece and Cyprus as the Pontian Genocide. During World War I and its aftermath (1914-1923 the ^[1]

On two occasions, first in 1915 for a few months and then shortly before the Occupation of İzmir, he was the interim governor of İzmir and at the command of 17th Army Corps based in that city. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Occupation of İzmir was the rule in the İzmir district by Greek forces under the High Commissioner Aristidis Stergiadis, aligned with the Allied İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the country's largest port after İstanbul. Known to be inclined towards armed resistance to any occupation attempt, he was relieved from his posts on 22 March 1919 in view of the projected landing of Greek troops. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία He was to re-enter into İzmir at the head of the First Turkish Army on 9 September 1922, and he was assigned the city's administration for 10 days before the civilian take-over. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Those ten days were marked by the lynching of Chrysostomos of Smyrna and the Great Fire of Smyrna (each of which see for historical arguments over responsibility). Chrysostomos Kalafatis (1867-1922 (Χρυσόστομος Καλαφάτης better known as Chrysostomos of Smyrna, was the Greek Orthodox Bishop of The Great Fire of Smyrna is the name commonly given to the fire that ravaged İzmir / Smyrna starting 13 September 1922 and lasted for four days After the Armistice of Mudanya, his army was relocated in İzmit. The Armistice of Mudanya was an agreement between Turkey, Italy, France and Britain, signed in the town of Mudanya, Turkey on İzmit (ancient Nicomedia) is a city in Turkey, administrative center of Kocaeli Province as well as the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality

Nureddin Pasha was discharged from the army in 1925 and was a deputy in the Turkish Grand National Assembly for one term. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi - TBMM, usually referred to simply as Meclis - "the Parliament" is the Unicameral He died in 1932. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar.

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