Nurettin Özsü also known as Hussein Nureddin Bey or Hussein Nureddin Pasha (1879 in Istanbul – June 9, 1937) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. He was well known for his defences on the Gallipoli peninsula against the British and French forces in the Gallipoli campaign during the First World War.
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| Born | 1879 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 9 June 1937 (aged 57–58) Ankara, Turkey |
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| Allegiance |  Ottoman Empire Turkey |
| Years of service | Ottoman: 1898-1921 Turkey: January 14, 1921-January 22, 1932 |
| Rank | Mirliva |
| Commands | 17th Regiment, 39th Regiment, 31st Regiment, 3rd Division, Provisional Amman Division 7th Division, Provisional Division, 17th Division, member of the Military Court for Generals, 41st Division, member of the Military Court of Cassation |
| Battles / wars | Italo-Turkish War Balkan Wars First World War Turkish War of Independence |
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edit- ^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 83. (in Turkish)
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