| Salih Bozok | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | December 1881 |
| Died | 25 April 1941 (aged 60) |
| Place of birth | Salonica (Thessaloniki), Ottoman Empire |
| Place of death | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Buried at | Cebeci Askerî Şehitliği |
| Allegiance |
 Ottoman Empire Turkey |
| Years of service |
Ottoman: 1903-November 1918 Turkey: early 1920- |
| Rank |
Ottoman: Kaymakam Turkey: Yarbay |
| Commands held | Chief aide-de-camp of the commander of the Second Army, Chief aide-de-camp of the commander of the Seventh Army |
| Battles/wars |
Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence |
| Other work |
Member of the GNAT (Bozok) Member of the administrative board of the Türkiye İş Bankası |
Salih Bozok (1881; Salonica (Thessaloniki) - April 25, 1941; Istanbul) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and later the Turkish Army, a politician of the Republic of Turkey. He was the chief aide-de-camp of the chairman of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk).[1] On November 10, 1938, upon witnessing the dead body of Atatürk in the latter's bedroom of Dolmabahçe Palace, a distraught and stunned Bozok stepped outside and shot himself through the chest with a pistol. Unfortunately for him, the bullet narrowly missed his heart and did not succumb to his fatal wound until April 1941.
Works
- (Can Dündar), Yaveri Atatürk'ü Anlatıyor, Doğan Kitapçılık, İstanbul, 2001.
Salih Bozok - Cemil S. Bozok "Hep Atatürk'ün yanında" , Çağdaş Yayınları, Istanbul 1985
Medals and Decorations
- Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon
See also
- film
Sources
- ↑ Türk Parlamento Tarihi Araştırma Grubu, TBMB - II. Dönem 1923-1927 - III. Cilt: II. Dönem Milletvekillerin Özgeçmişleri, Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Vakfı Yayınları, Ankara, 1995, ISBN 975-7291-04-8, pp. 155-156.
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