Lt. Col. Cemil Bey (Maj. Gen. Conk)

[Tosun Saral]

Maj. Gen. Cemil Conk (Istanbul 1873- Istanbul 1963)
Army Serial Number: P(Inf)-1308(1891)_18
Maj. Gen.:1923
Retired: Feb. 13th 1931

In 1894 Cpt. Cemil Efendi was send to Germany for military training. In 1906 he took part in a riot and was sentenced to death by hanging. His friends saved his life and imprisoned him in the Fort Kasir at Trablusgarb. After proclamation of Constitual Government in 1908 he was released and returned to Istanbul
In 1914 he was made commander of 36th Inf. Regt. im Izmir. With 36th Regt he fought at Gallipoli at Kerevizdere. He commanded the 9th Div. at Chunk Bair (Conk Bayir) at gallipoli.
In 1921 he joined the National Forces of Mustafa Kemal Pasha and commanded the 11th and 18th Div.s.
In 1931 he retired because healt proplems.
According to the new Turkish civil reforms he got "Conk" as familiname.

May his grave be in light.

[stevebecker]

Tosun,

I was checking this out and I found no mention of his command of the 9th Div at Gallipoli 1915?

the other site has this

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Cemil Bey (Conk) 36th Regt 1914/15 LtCol

Cemil Bey (Conk) 4th Div 1914/16 LtCol (dates unconfirmed)?
Cemil Bey (Conk) 41st Div 1916/17 Col
Cemil Bey (Conk) 54th Div 1917/18 Col

After his wounding WIA 24-6-15 with the 36th Regt, his name shows up as commander 4th Div, but the dates for his command are not shown, but he is shown as the first commander of that Division possibly from 1914?

Also his command dates with the 41st and 54th Div's in Palestine are uncertain?

Any ideas

Cheers

S.B

[Tosun Saral]

I made a misteke by writing "He commanded the 9th Div. at Chunk Bair (Conk Bayir) at gallipoli. " He commande the Div only one day. as Col. Kannenkiesser was wounded on August 8th. On August 9th german Lt. Col.Pötrich made C of Div.

[Tosun Saral]

Cemil Conk wounded on June 24th. He returned to front on July 19th as C of 4th Div.

[Tosun Saral]

Major general Cemil Conk in 1925

[stevebecker]

Tosun,

I was wondering if he was related to Mehmet Husnu or Hulusi (Conk).

Who did such good service during the Great war and War of Independance

S.B

[Tosun Saral]

NOt eelatives Steve but fought on the same hill the Conk. After the new urkish civil reforms by Atatürk people all got a famili name. Most of the old soldiers got the place where they fought during WW1 or War of Independance as famili name e.g. Ismet Pasha got Inönü.
Halil Pasha got Kut.