Osman Nuri Koptagel
Military Commander
1874 – 1942
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Who was Osman Nuri Koptagel?
Osman Nuri Koptagel was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.
When he was an assistant teaching staff of the Ottoman Military Academy, he used to order "Sağdan birinci manga, kop ta gel!", "Birinci mangadan sağdan itibaren beş kişi kop da gel!". His students gave him a nickname "Kop ta gel". After the 1934 Surname Law, Mustafa Kemal gave him a surname "Koptagel".
His granddaughter Yüksel Koptagel is a Turkish composer and pianist.
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- Born
- 1874
Erzincan - Died
- Nov 22, 1942
Ankara - Resting place
- Turkish State Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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