Kâzım Dirik
Kâzım Dirik (1881 in Bitola, Manastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire – July 3, 1941 in Edirne) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. During his political career he was Governor of Izmir between 1926 and 1935[2] and later also an Inspector General of the Second Inspectorate-General in the Turkish western provinces and involved with the Turkification and resettlement program of the Turkish state.[3][4] He presented the idea of the "Ideal Republican Village" (Turkish: İdeal Cumhuriyet Köyü).[4][3]
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| Born | 1881 Bitola, Manastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 3 July 1941 (aged 59–60) Edirne, Turkey |
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| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ottoman Empire Turkey |
| Years of service | Ottoman: 1900-1919 Turkey: May 1919-September 24, 1928 |
| Rank | Korgeneral |
| Commands held | Inspector of the Rear Area of the Second Army, Inspector of the Rear Area of the Fourth Army, 43rd Division, 7th Division, 56th Division, 49th Division, Inspector of the Rear Area in Batumi Chief of the General Staff of the Ninth Army, Erzurum Fortified Area Command, XV Corps (deputy), Representative of TBMM government to Georgia, Inspector of the Rear Area of Western Anatolia, General Directorate of Shipping and Transportation, 2nd Division |
| Battles/wars | Italo-Turkish War Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence |
| Other work | Deputy Governor of the Bitlis Province, Governor of the Bitlis Province, Governor of the Izmir Province, General Inspector of the Trakya Inspectorate-General |
Sources
- T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 114. (in Turkish)
- Jongerden, Joost (2018-07-19). Middle Eastern and North African Societies in the Interwar Period. BRILL. p. 187. ISBN 978-90-04-36949-8.
- Onedio.com. "Enginlere Sığmayan Dehasıyla Atatürk'ün Tasarladığı Süper Proje: İdeal Cumhuriyet Köyü". Onedio (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- Sezer, Özge. "Forming the Rural Settlements in Early Republican Turkey". Researchgate. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
External links
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- Bilal N. Şimşir, "Cumhuriyetin İlk Çeyrek Yüzyılında Türk Diplomatik Temsilcilikleri ve Temsilcileri (1920-1950)", Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi Dergisi, Sayı 64-65-66, Cilt: XXII, Mart-Temmuz-Kasım 2006. (in Turkish)
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