Rüştü Sakarya

Rüştü Sakarya 1311-b-P. 70^[1]

Born	December 0, 1877(1877-12-00) Constantinople (Istanbul), Ottoman Empire
Died	December 2, 1951(1951-12-02) (aged 74) Turkey
Buried at	State Cemetery
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire Turkey
Years of service	Ottoman: 1895–1919 Turkey: July 6, 1921 – March 25, 1934
Rank	Mirliva
Commands held	16th Division 61st Division, Konya Area Command, Military Service Department of the IV Corps, president to the Military Court for senior and junior officers, member of the Military Supreme Court
Battles/wars	Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence

Rüştü Sakarya (1877; Constantinople (Istanbul) – December 2, 1951) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.

Medals and Decorations

Order of Osminieh 3rd class
Order of Osmanieh with Sword
Medal of the Battle of Greece (Yunan Muharebe Madalyası)
Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire)
Silver Medal of Liyaqat
Silver Medal of Imtiyaz
Gold Medal of Liyaqat
Iron Cross 1st and 2nd class
Austria-Hungary Military Merit Medal (Austria-Hungary) 3rd Class
Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon

See also

List of high-ranking commanders of the Turkish War of Independence

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. 44. (Turkish)