Muhittin Akyüz

Muhittin Akyüz
1304-P. 38^[1]
Muhittin Akyüz; 1304-P. 38
Born	1870; Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died	11 November 1940 (aged 69–70); Ankara, Turkey
Buried	Cebeci Askerî Şehitliği
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire; Turkey
Service/branch	Ottoman Army; Turkish Land Forces
Years of service	Ottoman Empire: 1888–1919; Turkey: 9 September 1921 – 24 September 1928
Rank	Major general
Commands held	Asir Division, Hejaz Corps; Kastamonu Area Command, Adana Area Command
Battles/wars	Balkan Wars; First World War; Turkish War of Independence
Other work	Ambassador to Iran; Ambassador to Egypt

Muhittin Akyüz (1870 – 11 November 1940), known as Muhiddin Pasha until 1934, was a Turkish military officer and diplomat. He served for both the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army. He fought in the Gallipoli campaign during World War I where he helped defend the Gallipoli peninsula against Anglo-French attacks. He later joined the forces of Mustafa Kemal and fought in the Turkish War of Independence.

Medals and decorations[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. 18. (in Turkish)

Media related to Muhittin Akyüz at Wikimedia Commons

Bilal N. Şimşir, "Cumhuriyetin İlk Çeyrek Yüzyılında Türk Diplomatik Temsilcilikleri ve Temsilcileri (1920-1950)", Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi Dergisi, Sayı 64-65-66, Cilt: XXII, Mart-Temmuz-Kasım 2006. (in Turkish)