Mürsel Bakû (1881; Erzurum – 2 February 1945; Istanbul) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, he was arrested by the British in January 1919, prosecuted for war crimes[2] and deported to Malta as one of the Malta Exiles.[3] After his return from detention in Malta, he joined the forces of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and took part in the recapture of Smyrna from Greek forces during the Turkish War of Independence in September 1922. He was the general of the Seventh Army, which took part in the defense of Diyarbakır during the Sheikh Said Rebellion in 1924–1925.[4]
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| Born | 1881 Erzurum, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 2 February 1945 (aged 63–64) Istanbul, Turkey |
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| Allegiance |  Ottoman Empire Turkey |
| Years of service | Ottoman: 1901–1919 Turkey: 3 November 1921 – 23 August 1938 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | 11th Cavalry Brigade, 34th Division, 2nd Cavalry Division, 32nd Division, 12th Division, 5th Caucasian Division 6th Cavalry Division, 1st Cavalry Division, VII Corps (deputy), 2nd Cavalry Division, 23rd Infantry Division, Inspector of the Cavalry, Deputy Inspector of the Infantry, member of the Military Supreme Court |
| Battles/wars | Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence Turkish capture of Smyrna |
| Other work | Member of the GNAT (Kocaeli) |
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- ^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 132. (in Turkish)
- ^ Dadrian, Vahakn N.; Akçam, Taner (2011). Judgment at Istanbul: The Armenian Genocide Trials. Berghahn Books. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-85745-251-1.
- ^ "'Malta Sürgünleri' kimdir? | GAZETE VATAN". www.gazetevatan.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
- ^ Üngör, Umut. "Young Turk social engineering : mass violence and the nation state in eastern Turkey, 1913- 1950" (PDF). University of Amsterdam. p. 233. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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