Bekir Sami Günsav
Turkish military personnel of the Turkish War of Independence
About Bekir Sami Günsav
Lived 1879 – 1934 (aged 54–55). Bekir Sami Günsav was a Turkish military personnel.
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.
He fought the first stage of the Turkish War of Independence as the commander of 56th Division.
Works (Ed. Muhittin Ünal), Miralay Bekir Sami Günsav'ın Kurtuluş Savaşı Anıları, Cem Yayınevi, 2002.
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Who was Bekir Sami Günsav?
Turkish military personnel of the Turkish War of Independence
When was Bekir Sami Günsav born?
Bekir Sami Günsav was born in 1879 in Bandırma.
When did Bekir Sami Günsav die?
Bekir Sami Günsav died on 9 September 1934 in Istanbul.
What was Bekir Sami Günsav's occupation?
Bekir Sami Günsav was a military personnel.
What nationality was Bekir Sami Günsav?
Bekir Sami Günsav was Turkish.
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