Mehmet Nâzım Bey

Mehmet Nâzım Bey (1886; Kayseri - July 15, 1921; Yumruçal) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army. He is credited with his defense of the Gallipoli peninsula during the Gallipoli campaign of World War I.

Born1886

Kayseri, Ankara Eyalet, Ottoman Empire

Died15 July 1921 (aged 34–35)

Yumruçal, Turkey

Burial place

Ankara Şehitliği
State Cemetery

Allegiance

• Ottoman Empire
• Turkey

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Mehmet Nâzım Bey 1323-P. 3[1]
Born	1886 Kayseri, Ankara Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
Died	15 July 1921 (aged 34–35) Yumruçal, Turkey
Burial place	Ankara Şehitliği State Cemetery
Military career
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire Turkey
Service years	Ottoman: 1899–1919 Turkey: 1919–July 15, 1921
Rank	Miralay
Commands	Chief of Staff of the 16th Division, Chief of Staff of the 19th Division, Delegation to the Army Group Mackensen, Rumelia Detachment, 7th Cavalry Regiment Provisional Division, 4th Division
Conflicts	Italo-Turkish War Balkan Wars First World War Turkish War of Independence †

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He was killed in action against the Greek Army on July 15, 1921 during the Battle of Yumruçal in the Turkish War of Independence (see Battle of Afyonkarahisar–Eskişehir).