- Topal Osman
Topal Osman
Agha (1883,Giresun –April 1 ,1923 ) was a colonel of the lateOttoman Empire and earlyRepublic of Turkey , and a veteran of the 1912-1913Balkan Wars where he becamelame ( _tr. topal). He is tied to theArmenian Genocide ,Taner Akçam . "A Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility", ISBN 0805079327, p. 139.] where he led adeath squad and "repeatedly bragged about his murder missions against the Armenians".Vahakn N. Dadrian , " [http://www.zoryaninstitute.org/Table_Of_Contents/genocide_docs_executions.htm The Executions of Some of the Arch-perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide by the Ittihadists and Kemalists, 1915-1926] ,"Zoryan Institute .] AfterWorld War I , he fled toSivas before being tried in connection with the deportations and massacres and joined theTurkish revolutionaries .Taner Akçam . "A Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility", ISBN 0805079327, p. 297.]For his work in the national movement, Osman became commander of
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk 's special "Bodyguard Regiment."Taner Akçam . "A Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility", ISBN 0805079327, p. 341-2.] After strangling Trabzon deputyAli Şükrü Bey to death onMarch 27 ,1923 , due to Şükrü's criticism of Mustafa Kemal, [Ayşe Hür, " [http://www.birikimdergisi.com/birikim/makale.aspx?mid=92 Çağımızın Bir (Başka) Kahramanı] ", "Birikim", February 2006 tr icon] he was killed inAnkara during an exchange of fire with the military units sent to capture him onApril 1 ,1923 . [cite web | publisher=Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism | title = 1923 Timeline | url =http://www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/BelgeGoster.aspx?17A16AE30572D313E603BF9486D4371D2858DA18F4388CDD | accessdate = 2008-09-04 ] His body was later hanged in front of theTurkish Parliament and he now rests in Giresun. [Teoman Alpaslan, "Topal Osman Ağa efsanesi", Kum Saati Publishing, 2007.pn]Toktamış Ateş of
Istanbul University claims that former primer ministerTansu Çiller had once promised to open a university in Topal's name. [cite news|url=http://makale.turkcebilgi.com/kose-yazisi-87746-toktamis-ates-topal-osman-ya-da-osman-aga.html
accessdate=2008-09-04
title=Topal Osman ya da Osman Ağa
author=Ateş, Toktamış
date=2006-06-15
quote=Sayın Tansu Çiller başbakanken, Giresun'a bir 'Topal Osman Üniversitesi' vadetmesi, doğrusu canımı çok sıkmıştı.
language=Turkish
work=Bugün]References
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