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Sıtkı Üke (1876; Salonica (
Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; ), also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece (with slightly over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area) and the capital cit ...
) – 1941;
Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...
) was a Turkish career officer and politician. He was a major general of the
Ottoman Army The Military of the Ottoman Empire () was the armed forces of the Ottoman Empire. It was founded in 1299 and dissolved in 1922. Army The Military of the Ottoman Empire can be divided in five main periods. The foundation era covers the years ...
and the first head general of 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 ...
. Sıtkı grew up in the same town as Atatürk, the founder of modern-day Turkey, who referred to Sıtkı as "big brother" and conferred on him the surname Üke, or "honor", during the establishment of the modern Turkish state.


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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:Uke, Sitki 1876 births 1941 deaths Politicians from Thessaloniki Macedonian Turks Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians Deputies of Tokat Ottoman Army officers Turkish Army generals Ottoman military personnel of the Italo-Turkish War Ottoman military personnel of World War I Ottoman prisoners of war World War I prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom Turkish military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) Ottoman Imperial School of Military Engineering alumni Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon (Turkey) Burials at Turkish State Cemetery Military personnel from Thessaloniki