Reşat Çiğiltepe
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Istanbul |
Died | Cigiltepe |
Nationality | Turkish |
Place of burial | Turkish State Cemetery, Ankara |
Parents | Ziya Pasha |
Grandparents | Itır Hanım |
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ID | 3381715 |
Reşat Çiğiltepe Life story
Reşat Çiğiltepe was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army. He committed suicide on 27 August 1922 during the Battle of Dumlupınar, because he promised his commander, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, that he would capture the strategically-located village of Hacan within 30 minutes.