Reşat Çiğiltepe
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re-at-i-iltepe-161-1850743
title:
Reşat Çiğiltepe
text:
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. Because his unit couldn't reach that objective, he committed suicide. The village was captured 45 minutes after his death, and later renamed "Çiğiltepe" in his honor. He is one of the most honored heroes of the Tu
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description:
Turkish military officer, National hero
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re%C5%9Fat_%C3%87i%C4%9Filtepe
date created:
2011-08-17T11:31:25Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T02:19:11Z
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