Mehmet Hulusi Conk

Mehmet Hulusi Conk
1318-P. 24^[1]
Mehmet Hulusi Conk; 1318-P. 24
Born	1881; Smyrna (Izmir), Aidin Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died	10 January 1950 (aged 68–69); Istanbul, Turkey
Buried	State Cemetery
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire; Turkey
Years of service	Ottoman: January 1901-1920; Turkey: 1920-January 3, 1923; January 31, 1942-August 21, 1943
Rank	Miralay
Commands	Chief of Staff of the XVII Corps, Chief of Staff of the XIX Corps, Chief of Staff of the XIV Corps, 176th Regiment, 60th Division, 61st Division, Chief of Staff of the XX Corps; Army Office of the Ministry of National Defense, 24th Division, 18th Division; Manisa Military Service Department
Battles / wars	Balkan Wars; First World War; War of Independence

Mehmet Hulusi Conk (1881 in Smyrna (Izmir), Aidin Vilayet – January 10, 1950?) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army. He is known for his achievements during the Gallipoli campaign of World War I and later during the Turkish War of Independence where he joined the forces of Mustafa Kemal and fought against the Greeks and the Allies.

Medals and decorations

^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 176. (in Turkish)

Media related to Mehmet Hulusi Conk at Wikimedia Commons