Şükrü Naili Gökberk
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| Born | 1876 Selanik, Salonica Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 26 October 1936 (aged 59–60) Edirne, Turkey |
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| Allegiance |  Ottoman Empire Turkey |
| Years of service | Ottoman Empire: 1899–1920 Turkey: 25 April 1921 – 8 October 1934 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Chief of Staff of the 7th Division, 50th Division, 49th Division 15th Division, Ankara Command, Committee for Occupation and Restitution of Adana Area, Mersin Area Command, III Corps |
| Battles/wars | Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence |
| Other work | Member of the GNAT (Kırklareli) Member of the GNAT (Istanbul) |
Şükrü Naili Gökberk (1876 in Selanik, Salonica Vilayet, Ottoman Empire – 26 October 1936 in Edirne, Turkey) was an officer of the Ottoman Army during World War I, reaching the rank of miralay (senior colonel / brigadier) on 1 September 1917; and of the Turkish Army during the Turkish War of Independence, reaching the rank of mirliva (Brigadier General) on 31 August 1922.[2] He was promoted to the rank of ferik (Major General) on 30 August 1926.[2]
He took part in the defense of the Gallipoli peninsula during the Gallipoli campaign of World War I where he commanded a division of the Ottoman Army. Towards the end of World War I, he was serving in the Palestinian front. He later fought in the Turkish War of Independence where he commanded the Turkish forces (3rd Corps) of the Ankara government which entered Istanbul with a ceremony on 6 October 1923, following the end of the city's occupation by the Allies of World War I, which has been marked as the Liberation Day of Istanbul (Turkish: İstanbul'un Kurtuluşu) and is commemorated every year on its anniversary.[2][3]
He also served as a member of parliament at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara for two terms, first for Kırklareli (1923) and later for Istanbul (1935).[2]
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Sources[edit]
- ^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 87. (in Turkish)
- ^ a b c d "Military career of Lt. Gen. Şükrü Naili Gökberk". Turkish Armed Forces. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "6 Ekim İstanbul'un Kurtuluşu". Sözcü. 6 October 2017.
External links[edit]
Media related to Şükrü Naili Gökberk at Wikimedia Commons
- 1876 births
- 1936 deaths
- Military personnel from Thessaloniki
- People from Salonica vilayet
- Macedonian Turks
- Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians
- Deputies of Kırklareli
- Deputies of Istanbul
- Ottoman Army officers
- Turkish Army generals
- Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars
- Ottoman military personnel of World War I
- Turkish military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
- Ottoman Military Academy alumni
- Ottoman Military College alumni
- Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon (Turkey)
- Burials at Turkish State Cemetery