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Hüsrev Gerede
Born1884 (1884)
Adrianople, Adrianople Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died20 March 1962(1962-03-20) (aged 77–78)
Istanbul, Turkey
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
 Turkey
Years of serviceOttoman Empire: July 13, 1903-1919
Turkey: May 19, 1919-October 9, 1928
RankColonel
Battles / warsBalkan Wars
First World War
War of Independence
Other workMember of the GNAT (Trabzon)
Member of the GNAT (Urfa)
Ambassador to Tehran
Member of the GNAT (Sivas)
Ambassador to Tokyo
Ambassador to Berlin
Ambassador to Rio de Janeiro

Hüsrev Gerede (1884 in Adrianople, Adrianople Vilayet – March 30, 1962 in Istanbul) was a Turkish diplomat and career officer, who served in the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army.[1]

Biography

1920s portrait

His ancestors came from Bosnia-Herzegovina: his grandfather was Ali Pasha Rizvanbegović. He received his military education attending the Ottoman Military College and the Military Academy. After his graduation, he entered the Ottoman army and was deployed to the eastern provinces during the World War I.[2] He was one of the early supporters of Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk) during the Turkish War of Independence and has been a participant to both the Sivas and the Erzurum congress.[2] He became a deputy of the Ottoman Parliament and after its dissolution as well of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.[2] As in 1934 the surname law obliged all Turkish citizens to bear a surname, he chose Gerede.[2] He was also a seasoned diplomat and was the Turkish ambassador to Romania from 1924 to 1926[3] and Nazi Germany from 1939 to 1942.[4]

Works

  • Türk - Nippon Dostluğunun Sonsuz Hatıraları, Ertuğrul, 1937.
  • Siyasî Hatıralarım, I inci İran, 1952.
  • Mübarek Ertuğrul Şehitlerimiz ve Muhteşem Anıları, 1956.
  • Harb İçinde Almanya, 1939-1942, İstanbul, 1994.

Medals and Decorations

See also

Sources

  1. ^ Türk Parlamento Tarihi Araştırma Grubu, Türk Parlamento Tarihi, Millî Mücadele ve T.B.M.B. I. Dönem 1919-1923 - III. Cilt: I. Dönem Milletvekillerin Özgeçmişleri, Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Vakfı Yayınları, Ankara, 1995, ISBN 975-7291-06-4, pp. 934-936.
  2. ^ a b c d Kiliç, Fahri (2017). "Activities Led by Hüsev Gerede During National Struggle Period". History Studies. Retrieved 1 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı Turkish Embassy in Budapest". budapest.emb.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  4. ^ "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı Türkische Botschaft Berlin". berlin.emb.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
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