Life Topal Osman

1 life

1.1 balkan wars
1.2 armenian genocide
1.3 greek genocide
1.4 koçgiri rebellion
1.5 murder of ali Şükrü bey
1.6 topal osman affair

life
balkan wars

he veteran of 1912–1913 balkan wars, became lame in 1 foot (turkish: topal).

armenian genocide

topal osman known have been responsible massacres against armenians during armenian genocide in pontus region stationed during world war i. while in trabzon, osman made name himself in spring of 1915 commander of squadron of gangs. osman, along ishak Çavuş, known have partaken in drowning , massacres of local armenian population. during time, osman had profiteered confiscation of assets , property belonging armenians.

greek genocide

after first world war topal osman pasha continued operations in black sea region, time targeting rebellious christian pontic greeks during turkish war of independence. seen 1 of key perpetrators of greek genocide, particularly in northern region of turkey historically known pontus. according mustafa kemal s recent biographer, topal osman sadistic ethnic cleanser of armenians , greeks. osman along gang of cut throats, responsible massacres, deportations, destruction , confiscation of property, extortion, rapes , other atrocities throughout region including cities, towns , villages of samsun, marsovan, giresun, tirebolu, unye, havza , bulancak. refused arms , cooperation government , inhabitants of trabzon, multicultural pro-ottoman ideals stronger due inter-ethnic , religious family ties. out of anger refusal, topal osman sacked houses in christian neighborhood before being forced out of city armed turkish port workers , officials. subsequent murder of trabzon deputy ali Şükrü bey (leader of first turkish opposition party) led long standing animosity between nationalist government of mustafa kemal , population of trabzon.

koçgiri rebellion

murder of ali Şükrü bey

for work in national movement, osman became commander of mustafa kemal s special bodyguard regiment. , loyal vassal captain of militia mustafa kaptan appointed commander of guard battalion of grand national assembly. choked trabzon deputy ali Şükrü bey (tr) death on 27 march 1923, allegedly in response Şükrü s criticism of mustafa kemal.

topal osman affair

mustafa kemal ordered İsmail hakkı bey, commander of presidential guard battalion, take topal osman , fellows custody. osman surrounded @ hideout in seyran bağları wards, , in resulting exchange of fire, wounded , captured on 1 april 1923. later day, under İsmail hakkı s orders, executed shot head.

on 2 april, @ insistence of second group , body dug , hung @ gate of parliament building (today war of independence museum) exhibition public. according sources, decapitated corpse hung in ulus square. rests in giresun.