Osman Nuri Koptagel

For other uses, see Osman Nuri Pasha (disambiguation).

Osman Nuri Koptagel 1311-b-P. 17[1]
Born	December 0, 1874(1874-12-00) Erzincan, Ottoman Empire
Died	November 22, 1942(1942-11-22) (aged 68) Ankara, Turkey
Buried at	State Cemetry
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire  Turkey
Years of service	Ottoman: 1900–1919 Turkey: 1919 – May 8, 1924
Rank	Mirliva
Commands held	Muş Training Center, 43rd Division, 27th Division, 43th Division 12th Division, president of the martial court of Adapazarı, member of military courts of generals, president of the 1 no military court, 7th Division, member of the Military Supreme Court
Battles/wars	Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence
Other work	Member of the GNAT (Malatya)

Osman Nuri Koptagel (1874; Erzincan – November 22, 1942; Ankara) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.

When he was an assistant teaching staff of the Ottoman Military Academy, he used to order "Sağdan birinci manga, kop ta gel!"^[2] ("First squad from the right, separate (from line) and come!"), "Birinci mangadan sağdan itibaren beş kişi kop da gel!"^[3] ("First squad of five person from the right, separate (from line) and come!"). His students gave him a nickname "Kop ta gel". After the 1934 Surname Law, Mustafa Kemal gave him a surname "Koptagel".

Medals and Decorations

• Order of the Medjidie 4th class
• Silver Medal of Liyaqat
• Silver Medal of Imtiyaz
• Prussia Iron Cross
• Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon

See also

• List of high-ranking commanders of the Turkish War of Independence

Sources

1. ^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademlerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 38. (Turkish)
2. ^ Mehmet Lütfi Yücel, Arif Suavi Okay, Hatıralarım: Ölümünün 50. Yılında Atatürk'ün Silah Arkadaşı Mehmet Lütfi Beyin; Çocukluk, Okul, Asleri okul, Balkan Harbi, Çanakkael Savaşları, Filistin, Gazze çarpışmalarına ilişkin Anıları, 2006, ISBN 9789759871130, p. 34. (Turkish)
3. ^ Ali Fuat Cebesoy, Sınıf Arkadaşım Atatürk: Okul ve Genç Subaylık Hâtıraları, İnkılâp ve Aka Kitabevleri, 1967, p. 21. (Turkish)