Ahmet Zeki Soydemir
Ahmet Zeki Soydemir 1321-P. 5 | |
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| Born | 1883 Selanik (Thessaloniki), Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 4 September 1954 (aged 70–71) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | Ottoman Empire Turkey |
| Years of service | Ottoman: 1905– Turkey: – 17 December 1934 |
| Rank | Tümgeneral (Major general) |
| Commands | 21st Regiment (deputy), Staff of the II Corps, Chief of Staff of the 48th Division, Chief of Staff of the III Corps 7th Mounted Infantry Division (deputy), Chief of Staff of the Southern Front, 6th Division, Provisional Division, 2nd Cavalry Division, General Commander of the Gendarmerie, 15th Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 57th Division, 1st Cavalry Division, Chief of staff of the First Army |
| Battles / wars | Balkan Wars First World War Turkish War of Independence Turkish capture of Smyrna |
| Other work | Member of the GNAT (Erzurum) Member of the GNAT (Çankırı) |
Ahmet Zeki Soydemir (1883; Selanik (Thessaloniki) – 4 September 1954; Istanbul) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. He fought in the First Balkan War and World War I. The cavalry division under his command was one of the first to liberate Smyrna from the Greek Forces during the Turkish War of Independence. He served as the Commander of the Gendarmerie. Entered politics, he was a member of parliament between 1935 and 1950.