Reşat Çiğiltepe

Reşat Çiğiltepe
1311-P. 80^[1]
Reşat Çiğiltepe; 1311-P. 80
Born	1879; Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died	27 August 1922 (aged 42–43); Istanbul, Turkey
Buried	Sandıklı; State Cemetery
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire; Turkey
Years of service	Ottoman: 1899-1918; Turkey: December 14, 1919-August 27, 1922
Rank	Miralay
Commands held	17th Regiment, 53rd Division; 11th Caucasian Division, 21st Division, 57th Division
Battles/wars	Italo-Turkish War; Balkan Wars; First World War; War of Independence

Reşat Çiğiltepe (1879; Istanbul - August 27, 1922; Çiğiltepe, Sandıklı) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army. He committed suicide on 27 August 1922 during the Battle of Dumlupınar, because he promised his commander, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, that he would capture the strategically-located village of Hacan within 30 minutes. Because his unit couldn't reach that objective, he committed suicide. The village was captured 45 minutes after his death, and later renamed "Çiğiltepe" in his honor. He is one of the most honored heroes of the Turkish War of Independence.

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^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 62. (in Turkish)

[Genelkurmay62-1] T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 62. (in Turkish)

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Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	United States

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