Cemil Conk
Turkish general

Cemil Conk

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Turkish general
Gender:
Male
Places:
Turkey
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Military personnel
Work field:
Military
Birth:
(Istanbul)
Death:
(Turkey)
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Introduction

Cemil Conk (1873; Üsküdar – 1963; Istanbul) was a decorated officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. He received as surname the name of Conk Bayırı, where he successfully fought at the Battle of Chunuk Bair (Conk Bayırı in Turkish) during World War I.

Works

  • Cemil Conk, Hatıraları: Balkan Harbi 1912–1913. [Çanakkale Seferi 1915], Türkiye Yayınevi, 1947.
  • Cemil Conk, Çanakkale Conkbayırı Savaşları, Erkânıharbiyei Umumiye Basımevi, 1959.

Medals and decorations

  • Order of the Medjidie 3rd Class
  • Silver Medal of Liyakat
  • Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire)
  • Silver Medal of Imtiyaz
  • Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon