Osman Nuri Koptagel

Born1874
Erzincan, Ottoman Empire

Died22 November 1942(1942-11-22) (aged 67–68)
Ankara, Turkey

Buried

State Cemetery

Allegiance Ottoman Empire
 Turkey

Osman Nuri Koptagel 1311-b-P. 17[1]
Born	1874 Erzincan, Ottoman Empire
Died	22 November 1942(1942-11-22) (aged 67–68) Ankara, Turkey
Buried	State Cemetery
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire  Turkey
Years of service	Ottoman Empire: 1900–1919 Turkey: 1919 – 8 May 1924
Rank	Major general
Commands	Muş Training Center, 43rd Division, 27th Division, 43rd Division 12th Division, president of the martial court of Adapazarı, member of military courts of generals, president of the 1 no military court, 7th Division, member of the Military Supreme Court
Battles / wars	Balkan Wars First World War Turkish War of Independence
Other work	Member of the GNAT (Malatya)

Osman Nuri Koptagel (1874; Erzincan – 22 November 1942; Ankara) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army.

When he was an assistant teaching staff of the Ottoman Military Academy, he used to order "Sağdan birinci manga, kop ta gel!"^[2] ("First squad from the right, separate (from line) and come!"), "Birinci mangadan sağdan itibaren beş kişi kop da gel!"^[3] ("First squad of five person from the right, separate (from line) and come!"). His students gave him a nickname "Kop ta gel". After the 1934 Surname Law, Mustafa Kemal gave him a surname "Koptagel".

His granddaughter Yüksel Koptagel (born 27 October 1931) is a Turkish composer and pianist.