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'''Hasan Tahsin''' (born ''Osman Nevres'') ([[1888]] [[ |
'''Hasan Tahsin''' (born ''Osman Nevres'') ([[1888]] [[Selanik]] - [[May 15]],[[1919]] [[İzmir]]) |
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Turkish national hero. He was the first to open fire on the Greek soldiers that landed |
is a [[Turkish people|Turkish]] journalist and a national hero. He was the first to open fire on the [[Greek people|Greek]] soldiers that landed in İzmir on [[May 15]], 1919, in the opening act of the [[Greece|Greek]] occupation of more than three years that extended over a large part of western [[Anatolia]], as well as of the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)]]. As such, his name came to symbolize the date of 15 May 1919 in Turkey, and is associated with the events that occurred in İzmir on that day. |
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His actions led to the deaths of over 400 people as after he opened fire on Greek troops, they responded and general chaos broke out in Smyrna. |
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* [http://www.sam.gov.tr/perceptions/sampapers/GREEKOCCUPATIONOFIZMIR.pdf Report of the Inter-Allied Commission of Inquiry (May-September 1919)] by the Members of the Commission; [[Mark Lambert Bristol|Adm. Bristol]], the US Delegate - Gen. Hare, the British Delegate - Gen. Bunoust, the French Delegate - Gen. Dall'Olio, the Italian Delegate. The statements in defense of the Greek government presented by Col. Mazarakis. |
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[[Category:Turkish journalists|Hasan Tahsin]] |
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Revision as of 13:32, 14 November 2006
Hasan Tahsin (born Osman Nevres) (1888 Selanik - May 15,1919 İzmir) is a Turkish journalist and a national hero. He was the first to open fire on the Greek soldiers that landed in İzmir on May 15, 1919, in the opening act of the Greek occupation of more than three years that extended over a large part of western Anatolia, as well as of the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922). As such, his name came to symbolize the date of 15 May 1919 in Turkey, and is associated with the events that occurred in İzmir on that day.
References
- Report of the Inter-Allied Commission of Inquiry (May-September 1919) by the Members of the Commission; Adm. Bristol, the US Delegate - Gen. Hare, the British Delegate - Gen. Bunoust, the French Delegate - Gen. Dall'Olio, the Italian Delegate. The statements in defense of the Greek government presented by Col. Mazarakis.
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