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Mehmet Hulusi Conk (1881 – January 10, 1950) was an officer of the
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and the
Turkish Army The Turkish Land Forces () is the main branch of the Turkish Armed Forces responsible for Army, land-based military operations. The army was formed on November 8, 1920, after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Significant campaigns since the ...
. He is known for his achievements during the Gallipoli campaign of
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and later during the
Turkish War of Independence , strength1 = May 1919: 35,000November 1920: 86,000Turkish General Staff, ''Türk İstiklal Harbinde Batı Cephesi'', Edition II, Part 2, Ankara 1999, p. 225August 1922: 271,000Celâl Erikan, Rıdvan Akın: ''Kurtuluş Savaşı tarih ...
where he joined the forces of
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and fought against the Greeks and the Allies.


Medals and decorations

*Silver Medal of Liyakat *Silver Medal of Imtiyaz *Prussia
Iron Cross The Iron Cross (, , abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, the German Empire (1871–1918), and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). The design, a black cross pattée with a white or silver outline, was derived from the in ...
* Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon


See also

*
List of high-ranking commanders of the Turkish War of Independence This list includes high-ranking commanders who took part in the Turkish War of Independence: See also * Turkish State Cemetery#Burials * List of recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon (Turkey) Footnotes References ...


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Conk, Mehmet Hulusi 1881 births 1950 deaths Military personnel from İzmir People from Aidin vilayet People from the Ottoman Empire of Circassian descent Turkish people of Circassian descent Ottoman Army officers Turkish Army officers Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars Ottoman military personnel of World War I Turkish military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) Ottoman Military Academy alumni Ottoman Military College alumni Recipients of the Silver Liakat Medal Recipients of the Silver Imtiyaz Medal Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914) Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon (Turkey) Burials at Turkish State Cemetery