| Nuri Killigil | |
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Nuri Pasha |
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| Born | December 0, 1889 Istanbul (Constantinople), Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 2 March 1949 (aged 60) Sütlüce, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Allegiance | Ottoman Empire |
| Years of service | Ottoman: 1911-1919 |
| Rank | Mirliva Fahrî (honorary) Ferik |
| Commands held | Africa Groups Command, Army of Islam |
| Battles/wars | Italo-Turkish War First World War Battle of Baku |
Nuri Killigil (Nuri Pasha) (1889–1949) was a general in the Ottoman Army. He was brother of Ottoman Minister of War, Enver Pasha.
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Infantry Machine-Gun Captain Nuri Efendi was sent to Libya by an illegal Greek ship with Major Jafar al-Askari Bey and 10,000 gold. His mission was to archive operations of Teşkilat-ı Mahsusa forces with local forces against Italian and British forces. They landed at the shore between Tobruk and Sallum on February 21, 1915. And then they went to Ahmed Sharif es Senussi in Sallum.[1] In 1917, as an attempt to organize the efforts which was dispersed by the British, the Ottoman General Staff established the “Africa Groups Command” (Afrika Grupları Komutanlığı), of which the primary objective was the coastal regions of Libya. Lieutenant Colonel Nuri Bey was appointed its first commander. And his chief of Staff was Staff Major Abdurrahman Nafiz Bey (Gürman).[1]
Nuri Bey's elder brother Enver Pasha, who couldn't resist the lure of Pan-Turanism,[2] called back Nuri Bey from Libya. Enver Pasha promoted him Mirliva Fahri (honorary) Ferik and gave the mission to form and command the Army of Islam. Nuri Bey came to Yelizavetpol (present day: Ganja) on May 25, 1918 and began to organize his forces.[3] The Army of Islam was formed officially on July 10, 1918[2]