Yakup Satar
Yakup Satar | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |  Ottoman |
| Years of service | 1915 – 1922 |
| Battles/wars | Second Battle of Kut Turkish War of Independence |
Yakup Satar (born March 11, 1898) is, at age 110, believed to be the last Turkish veteran of the First World War.[1]
Born in Crimea, Satar joined the army of the Ottoman Empire in 1915. On February 23, 1917, he was taken prisoner by the British in the Baghdad campaign's Second Battle of Kut. Satar also served in the forces of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in the Turkish War of Independence, which lasted from 1919 to 1922 (it is unclear when he was freed).
Shortly before his 110th birthday he was treated for a minor infection at a military hospital before being released home, where he lives with his daughter in the Hacı Seyit district of Eskişehir.[2]
See also
References
- ^ yakup satar , ultime vétéran de l'Empire Ottoman, dernier survivant turque de la première guerre mondiale
- ^ "Independence War veteran released from hospital". 2008-2-26. Archived from the original on 2008-03-04.
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