Kemalettin Sami Gökçen
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| Born | 1884 Sinop, Kastamonu Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 15 April 1934 (aged 49–50) Berlin, Nazi Germany |
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| Allegiance |  Ottoman Empire (1906–1919) Turkey (1920–1928) |
| Years of service | Ottoman Empire: 1906–1919, Turkey: 22 November 1920 – 24 September 1928 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Commands held | Chief of Staff of the Dardanelles Fortified Area Command, Staff of the Gallipoli Northern Group, Chief of Staff of the Inspectorate of Fortification and Fortified Area, Chief of Staff of the Hejaz Expeditionary Force, Chief of Staff of the VIII Corps, Military attaché to Ukraine, Chief of Staff of the Northern Caucasus Army, Inspector of the Rear Area of the Ninth Army, 10th Caucasian Division (deputy), Istanbul Guard, Deputy Commander of the XXV Corps, 10th Caucasian Division 1st Division, Ankara Command, 4th Group, IV Corps |
| Battles/wars | Balkan Wars World War I War of Independence |
| Other work | Ambassador to Berlin |
Kemalettin Sami Gökçen (1884 – 15 April 1934) was a Turkish career officer and politician. He was instrumental in establishing diplomatic relations between the Turkish Republic and Nazi Germany.[2]
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Kemalettin Sami Gökçen in Germany, 1926. -
Kemalettin Sami Gökçen as ambassador to Berlin (far right), during the 10 year anniversary of the Turkish Republic. -
Kemalettin Sami Gökçen (far right) with Tevfik Rüştü Aras (second from left), and Carl von Schubert (far left)
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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. 218. (in Turkish)
- ^ Bengül Bolat; Ahmet Nizamoğlu (2019). "Kemalettin Sami Paşa ve Berlin Büyükelçiliğindeki Faaliyetleri". Avrasya İncelemeleri Dergisi. VIII (2): 117–151.
External links[edit]
Media related to Kemalettin Sami Gökçen at Wikimedia Commons
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Categories:
- 1884 births
- 1934 deaths
- People from Sinop, Turkey
- People from Kastamonu vilayet
- Ottoman Imperial School of Military Engineering alumni
- Ottoman Military College alumni
- Ottoman Army officers
- Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars
- Ottoman military personnel of World War I
- Turkish military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
- Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon (Turkey)
- Turkish Army generals
- Deputies of Sinop
- 20th-century Turkish diplomats
- Ambassadors of Turkey to Germany
- Burials at Turkish State Cemetery