Yakup Satar
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| Yakup Satar | |
|---|---|
| March 11, 1898 – April 2, 2008 (aged 110) | |
| Place of birth | Crimea, Russian Empire |
| Allegiance | Ottoman Empire |
| Years of service | 1915 – 1922 |
| Battles/wars | World War I Second Battle of Kut Turkish War of Independence |
Yakup Satar (Ottoman Turkish: ﻳﻜﻮﭗ ﺳﺘﺎﺮ, March 11, 1898 – April 2, 2008) is, at age 110, believed to have been the last Turkish veteran of the First World War.[1]
Born in Crimea, Satar joined the army of the Ottoman Empire in 1915. On February 23, 1917, he was taken prisoner by the British in the Baghdad campaign's Second Battle of Kut. Satar also served in the forces of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in the Turkish War of Independence, which lasted from 1919 to 1922 (it is unclear when he was freed).
Shortly before his 110th birthday, he was treated for a minor infection at a military hospital before being released home, where he lived with his daughter in the Hacı Seyit district of Eskişehir.[2] He died soon after turning 110.
[edit] See also
- Crimean Tatars
- Last surviving World War I veteran by country
- Veterans of the First World War who died in 2008
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- The Times: Yakup Satar obituary
- The Times: Yakup Satar, The last Turkish veteran of the First World War who also fought for the independence of Turkey
- http://www.kenthaber.com/Arsiv/Haberler/2005/Mart/18/Haber_52556.aspx
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