Cafer Tayyar Eğilmez
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Cafer Tayyar (Eğilmez) | |
| Born | 1877 Priştine (Pristina), Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (modern Kosovo) |
| Died | January 3, 1958 (aged 80–81) Istanbul, Turkey |
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| Allegiance | Ottoman Empire Turkey |
| Years of service | Ottoman: 1901–1920 Turkey: 1920 – January 1928 |
| Rank | Mirliva |
| Commands | 1st Division, II Corps, I Corps, II Corps, I Corps Trakya Kuva-yi Milliye, VII Corps |
| Battles / wars | Balkan Wars First World War Turkish War of Independence |
| Other work | Member of the GNAT (Edirne) Governor of the Samsun Province |
Cafer Tayyar Eğilmez or Cafer Bey (1877 – January 3, 1958) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. He participated in the Defense of Gallipoli during World War I and after the war had ended, he joined the forces of Mustafa Kemal Pasha and fought in the Turkish War of Independence.