Nazif Kayacık

Nazif Kayacık 1306-P. 29[1]
Born	December 0, 1872(1872-12-00) Constantinople (Istanbul), Ottoman Empire
Died	March 20, 1951(1951-03-20) (aged 79) Istanbul, Turkey
Buried at	Feriköy Mezarlığı State Cemetry
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire  Turkey
Years of service	Ottoman: 1888–1921 Turkey: August 31, 1921 – September 17, 1930
Rank	Mirliva
Commands held	Provisional Regiment of the 9th Division, 5th Regiment, Saros Group, 6th Division, General Inspector of the Depot units 3rd Caucasian Division, Chief of Konya Military Courts, Inspector of the Depot units
Battles/wars	Greco-Turkish War Italo-Turkish War Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence

Nazif Kayacık (1872; Constantinople (Istanbul) – March 20, 1951; Istanbul) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.

Medals and Decorations

• Order of the Medjidie
• Order of Osminieh
• Silver Medal of the Battle of Greece
• Silver Medal of Liyakat
• Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire)
• Silver Medal of Imtiyaz
• Iron Cross
• Order of the Iron Crown (Austria)
• Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon & Citation

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. 20. (Turkish)

Persondata
Name	Kayacık, Nazif
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1872
Place of birth	Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Date of death	March 20, 1951
Place of death	Istanbul, Turkey