Ahmet Fevzi Big
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Ahmet Fevzi Big, commonly known as Big Ahmed Fevzi Pasha (1871; Düzce
- 1947; Istanbul
) was the general of the Ottoman Army.
He was born in Düzce to Yakub Bey who was a member of the Big family of Ubykhs
.
Although he was appointed the commander of the XX Corps
in place of Ali Fuad Pasha
, he refused it because of the caution of Rauf Bey
ve Bekir Sami Bey
.
Düzce
Düzce is the capital city of Düzce Province in Turkey. The mayor is İsmail Bayram . The population is 125,240 which is an increase from 61.878 in 1990.- Overview :...
- 1947; Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
) was the general of the Ottoman Army.
He was born in Düzce to Yakub Bey who was a member of the Big family of Ubykhs
Ubykh people
The Ubykh are a group who spoke the Northwest Caucasian Ubykh language, until other local languages displaced it and its last speaker died in 1992....
.
Although he was appointed the commander of the XX Corps
XX Corps (Ottoman Empire)
The XX Corps of the Ottoman Empire was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during the World War I.- Order of Battle, December 1916 :In December 1916, the corps was structured as follows:...
in place of Ali Fuad Pasha
Ali Fuat Cebesoy
Ali Fuat Cebesoy was a Turkish officer, politician and statesman.-Early life:Ali Fuat was born in September 1882 to father Ismail Fazil Pasha and mother Zekiye Hanım...
, he refused it because of the caution of Rauf Bey
Rauf Orbay
Hüseyin Rauf Orbay was a Turkish naval officer and statesman, born in Istanbul.As an officer in the Ottoman Navy, he achieved fame for his actions as the captain of the cruiser Hamidiye during the First Balkan War...
ve Bekir Sami Bey
Bekir Sami Kunduh
Bekir Sami Kunduh was a Turkish politician of Ossetian origin. He served as the first Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey. He was in office during 1920-1921....
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