Sıtkı Üke

Sıtkı Üke

1314-İs. 505^[1]
Sıtkı Üke; 1314-İs. 505
	Sıtkı Bey (Üke)
Born	1876; Salonica (Thessaloniki), Ottoman Empire
Died	1941 (aged 64–65); Istanbul, Turkey
Buried	Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı; State Cemetery
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire; Turkey
Years of service	Ottoman Empire: 1899-1918; Turkey: January 11, 1921-May 4, 1935
Rank	General
Commands held	76th Regiment, Şile Depot Battalions, 127th Regiment of the 47th Division, 2nd Regiment of the 8th Division, 5th Division (deputy); Infantry Brigade of the 24th Division, Infantry Brigade of the 11th Division, Infantry Brigade of the 8th Division, 9th Division, Cebelibereket Area Command, Adana Area Command, 4th Division, 2nd Division, 8th Division
Battles/wars	Italo-Turkish War; First World War; War of Independence;
Other work	Member of the GNAT (Tokat)

Sıtkı Üke (1876; Salonica (Thessaloniki) – 1941; Istanbul) was a Turkish career officer and politician. He was a major general of the Ottoman Army and the first head general of the Turkish Army. Sıtkı grew up in the same town as Atatürk, the founder of modern-day Turkey, who referred to Sıtkı as "big brother" and conferred on him the surname Üke, or "honor", during the establishment of the modern Turkish state.

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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. 100. (in Turkish)

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[Genelkurmay100-1] T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 100. (in Turkish)

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