Mustafa Ferit Arsan | |
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![]() Arsan in Aintab in early 20th century, after the establishment of the republic | |
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Born |
Mustafa Ferit 1876 Aintab, Ottoman Empire |
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9 October 1941 Ankara, Turkey | (aged Error: Need valid year, month, day)
Mustafa Ferit Arsan (1876 - 9 October 1941) was a Turkish politician who represented Gaziantep in the 2nd[1] and 3rd Parliaments of Turkey,[2] and was the leader of the local Association for Defence of National Rights in Aintab, which organized the Turkish militias against the French siege.[3]

Grave of Arsan, Ankara
Mustafa Ferit was born in Aintab to Mustafa Nuri and Ayşe in 1876. He had two wives, Hatice and Naime, and 6 children, Abdullah, İsmail, Hüseyin Ferit, Hilmi, Beşire, and Ayşe. After his education, he was particularly involved in trade in Erzurum. During the Franco-Turkish War, he rebelled against the French forces in Aintab and was ultimately captured and held for 9 months, until the French retreat. He died in Ankara on 9 October 1941.[4]
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- ↑ "TBMM Tutanak Dergisi". https://www5.tbmm.gov.tr//develop/owa/td_v2_istatistik.tutanak_hazirla?v_meclis=&v_donem=&v_yasama_yili=&v_cilt=&v_birlesim=&v_sayfa=&v_anabaslik=&v_altbaslik=&v_mv=FER%DDT%20BEY%20(MUSTAFA%20FER%DDT%20ARSAN)&v_sb=&v_ozet=&v_kelime=&v_bastarih=&v_bittarih=.
- ↑ (in tr) Türk parlamento tarihi: (pt. 1-3) T.B.M.M.- III. dönem, 1927-1931 by Kâzım Öztürk. Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Vakfı. 1993. p. 270. ISBN 978-975-7291-00-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=ll-OAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ↑ Aksoy, Ömer Asım (1999) (in tr). Türkçe bir hayat: Ömer Asım Aksoy'un özyaşam öyküsü. YKY. p. 37. ISBN 978-975-08-0005-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=nDBkAAAAMAAJ&q=ferit+arsan. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ↑ Biçici, Mehmet (2020) (in tr). Gaziantep'te Siyasal Yaşam (1923-1950) [Political Life in Gaziantep (1923-1950)]. İKSAD. pp. 113, 114. https://iksadyayinevi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/gaziantep-1.pdf. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
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