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|birth_place= [[Bandırma]], [[Hüdavendigâr Vilayet]], [[Ottoman Empire]]
|birth_place= [[Bandırma]], [[Hüdavendigâr Vilayet]], [[Ottoman Empire]]
|death_place= [[Istanbul]], Turkey
|death_place= [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]
|placeofburial= [[Karacaahmet Cemetery]]
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'''Bekir Sami Günsav''' (1879 in [[Bandırma]] – 1934 in [[Istanbul]]) was a [[Turkish people|Turkish]] career officer, who served in the [[Ottoman Army (1861–1922)|Ottoman Army]] and the [[Turkish Army]].
'''Bekir Sami Günsav''' (1879 in [[Bandırma]] – 1934 in [[Istanbul]]) was a [[Turkish people|Turkish]] career officer, who served in the [[Ottoman Army (1861–1922)|Ottoman Army]] and the [[Turkish Army]].


He was born in the village of Haydar in the district of [[Bandırma]] to father Hasan Bey and mother Ayşe. Hasan Bey was a member of a [[Circassians|Circassian]] family which moved from [[Circassia]] in the [[North Caucasus]] to northwestern [[Anatolia]]. Their family name was Zarukhue.<ref>Hamdi Gürler, ''Kurtuluş Savaşı'nda Albay Bekir Sami Günsav (Mayıs – Haziran 1919)'', Genelkurmay Basım Evi, 1994, {{ISBN|975-409-006-8}}, p. 21.</ref>
He was born in the village of Haydar in the district of [[Bandırma]] to father Hasan Bey and mother Ayşe Hanım. Hasan Bey was a member of a [[Circassians|Circassian]] family which moved from [[Circassia]] in the [[North Caucasus]] to northwestern [[Anatolia]]. Their family name was Zarukhue.<ref>Hamdi Gürler, ''Kurtuluş Savaşı'nda Albay Bekir Sami Günsav (Mayıs – Haziran 1919)'', Genelkurmay Basım Evi, 1994, {{ISBN|975-409-006-8}}, p. 21.</ref>


He fought the first stage of the [[Turkish War of Independence]] as the commander of 56th Division.
He fought the first stage of the [[Turkish War of Independence]] as the commander of 56th Division.

Latest revision as of 16:35, 25 April 2024

For other Bekir Sami Bey, see Bekir Sami Bey (disambiguation).

Bekir Sami Günsav
1315-P. 16[1]
Miralay Bekir Sami Bey
Born1879 (1879)
Bandırma, Hüdavendigâr Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died9 September 1934(1934-09-09) (aged 54–55)
Istanbul, Turkey
Buried
Karacaahmet Cemetery
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
 Turkey
Years of serviceOttoman Empire: 1900–1920
Turkey: 1920–1924
RankColonel
Commands held43rd Regiment, 5th Expeditionary Force, 52nd Division, Chataldja Defense Line, Department of Export and Order
56th Division, XVII Corps (deputy), XX Corps, Muğla and Antalya Area Command, Military Representative to Northern Caucasus
Battles/warsBalkan Wars
First World War
War of Independence

Bekir Sami Günsav (1879 in Bandırma – 1934 in Istanbul) was a Turkish career officer, who served in the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army.

He was born in the village of Haydar in the district of Bandırma to father Hasan Bey and mother Ayşe Hanım. Hasan Bey was a member of a Circassian family which moved from Circassia in the North Caucasus to northwestern Anatolia. Their family name was Zarukhue.[2]

He fought the first stage of the Turkish War of Independence as the commander of 56th Division.

Works

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(Ed. Muhittin Ünal), Miralay Bekir Sami Günsav'ın Kurtuluş Savaşı Anıları, Cem Yayınevi, 2002, ISBN 975-406-510-1.

See also

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Sources

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  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. 107. (in Turkish)
  2. ^ Hamdi Gürler, Kurtuluş Savaşı'nda Albay Bekir Sami Günsav (Mayıs – Haziran 1919), Genelkurmay Basım Evi, 1994, ISBN 975-409-006-8, p. 21.
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