Ahmet Zeki Soydemir
Ahmet Zeki Soydemir 1321-P. 5 | |
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| Born | 1883 Selanik (Thessaloniki), Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 4 September 1954 (aged 70–71) Istanbul, Turkey |
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| Allegiance |
Ottoman Empire Turkey |
| Years of service | Ottoman: 1905- Turkey: - December 17, 1934 |
| Rank | Tümgeneral (Major general) |
| Commands held | 21st Regiment (deputy), Staff of the II Corps, Chief of Staff of the 48th Division, Chief of Staff of the III Corps 7th Mounted Infantry Division (deputy), Chief of Staff of the Southern Front, 6th Division, Provisional Division, 2nd Cavalry Division, General Commander of the Gendarmerie, 15th Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 57th Division, 1st Cavalry Division, Chief of staff of the First Army |
| Battles/wars |
Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence Turkish capture of Smyrna |
| Other work |
Member of the GNAT (Erzurum) Member of the GNAT (Çankırı) |
Ahmet Zeki Soydemir (1883; Selanik (Thessaloniki) - Sep 4, 1954; Istanbul) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. The division under the command of Soydemir was one of the first to capture Smyrna from the Greek Army during the Turkish War of Independence.
See also
Sources
- T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 221. (in Turkish)