Nuri Yamut

Mehmet Nuri Yamut Pasha (1890, Selanik – 5 June 1961, İstanbul) was a Turkish general, who became the 20th Commander of the Turkish Armed Forces on 5 June 1950. He was a career Artillery officer. In 1943 he was appointed to the 2nd Corps Command in Gallipoli.[1] During the 2nd Corps Command, he sold his house for the Turkish soldiers who were killed in the Battle of Gallipoli, and built a monumental grave.[2] He served as Chief of General Staff between 1950-1954 for a four-year period. It is the first commander-in-chief of the Turkish Land Forces Command since the transition from the Ottoman army to the modern-regular army. He then retired and entered the Parliament from the Justice Party.[1] TBMM X. and XI. He is a deputy in Istanbul.

Mehmet Nuri Yamut
Chief of the General Staff of Turkey
In office June 5, 1950 – June 10, 1954
President	Celâl Bayar
Preceded by	Nafiz Gürman
Succeeded by	Nurettin Baransel
Personal details
Born	1890 Daret Izza, Aleppo Province, Ottoman Empire
Died	5 June 1961 İstanbul, Turkey
Military service
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire (1908-1920)  Turkey (1920-1954)
Branch/service	Turkish Land Forces
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Balkan Wars War of Independence Battle of Gallipoli Korean War

After May 27 the then-Commander of Turkish Armed Forces Rüştü Erdelhun was assaulted by putschist young officers while the hero of the War of Independence, Ali Fuat Cebesoy and Korean War veteran Tahsin Yazıcı and former Commander Mehmet Nuri Yamut were arrested and imprisoned.[3] While he was a deputy, he was arrested after the May 27 coup d'etat. He then died during the Yassıada Judgments.

References

1. "Gizli kahraman Nuri Yamut Paşa" (in Turkish). Yeni Safak. 15 May 2015.
2. "Nuri Yamut Monument" (in Turkish). Gallipoli Çanakkale Mehmet Akif Ersoy Provincial Public Library. 1998.
3. Ramazan Akkır (August 2016). "Putschism Brings Down The Army". Kriter Dergi. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

External links

• Chiefs of General Staff Archived 2018-06-12 at the Wayback Machine, Turkish General Staff.