Bekir Sami Günsav (1879 in Bandırma – 1934 in Istanbul) was a Turkish career officer, who served in the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army.
 Miralay Bekir Sami Bey | |
| Born | 1879 Bandırma, Hüdavendigâr Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 9 September 1934 (aged 54–55) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  Ottoman Empire Turkey |
| Years of service | Ottoman Empire: 1900–1920 Turkey: 1920–1924 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands held | 43rd Regiment, 5th Expeditionary Force, 52nd Division, Chataldja Defense Line, Department of Export and Order 56th Division, XVII Corps (deputy), XX Corps, Muğla and Antalya Area Command, Military Representative to Northern Caucasus |
| Battles/wars | Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence |
He was born in the village of Haydar in the district of Bandırma to father Hasan Bey and mother Aishe. Hasan Bey was a member of the Circassian family who moved from Caucasus to Anatolia. Their family name was Zarukhue.[2]
He fought the first stage the Turkish War of Independence as the commander of 56th Division.
Works edit
(Ed. Muhittin Ünal), Miralay Bekir Sami Günsav'ın Kurtuluş Savaşı Anıları, Cem Yayınevi, 2002, ISBN 975-406-510-1.
See also edit
Sources edit
- ^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 107. (in Turkish)
- ^ Hamdi Gürler, Kurtuluş Savaşı'nda Albay Bekir Sami Günsav (Mayıs – Haziran 1919), Genelkurmay Basım Evi, 1994, ISBN 975-409-006-8, p. 21.