Rüştü Sakarya

Rüştü Sakarya (1877 in Constantinople (Istanbul) – December 2, 1951) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army.

He fought in the Gallipoli campaign of World War I.

He earned his surname "Sakarya" due to his bravery during the Battle of the Sakarya in the Turkish War of Independence.

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