Mehmet Nuri Yamut Pasha (1890 – 5 June 1961) 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 and 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 Turkish General Staff
In office
5 June 1950 – 10 June 1954
PresidentCelâl Bayar
Preceded byNafiz Gürman
Succeeded byNurettin Baransel
Personal details
Born1890
Daret Izza, Aleppo Province, Ottoman Empire
Died5 June 1961
Istanbul, Turkey
Military service
Allegiance Ottoman Empire (1908–1920)
 Turkey (1920–1954)
Branch/service Turkish Land Forces
Rank General
Battles/warsBalkan Wars
War of Independence
Battle of Gallipoli
Korean War

After 27 May 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 28 May coup d'etat. He then died in June 1961 during the Yassıada Judgments.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  4. ^ "Darbe sürecinin acı kaybı: Nuri Yamut Paşa". Anadolu Ajansı (in Turkish). 15 May 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
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Military offices
Preceded by Chief of the General Staff of Turkey
5 June 1950 - – 10 June 1954
Succeeded by
Preceded by
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Commander of the Turkish Army
1 July 1949 - – 5 June 1950
Succeeded by
Kurtcebe Noyan
Preceded by Commander of the First Army of Turkey
9 August 1946 - – 1 July 1949
Succeeded by
Asım Tınaztepe
Preceded by
İshak Avni Akdağ
Commander of the Second Army of Turkey
6 August 1945 - 9 August 1946
Succeeded by
Hakkı Akoğuz