Ali Bashampa. Teskilati Mahsusa director

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Ali Bashampa. Teskilati Mahsusa director

Post by Misirli » 28 Feb 2017 10:10

Does anyone have an idea about the circumstances of Ali Bashampa's death in Oct31 1918?
He was the director of Teskilati_Mahsusa at the time.

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Re: Ali Bashampa. Teskilati Mahsusa director

Post by Tosun Saral » 01 Mar 2017 21:59

Ali Başhampa was a Tunesian Turk who became the 2nd president of Teşkilat-ı Mahsusa after Süleyman Askeri Bey was send to Irak. His grave was in the garden of the Tekke of Yahya Efendi at Beşiktaş in Istanbul. His remains were taken to Tunis in 1962 at a request of Habib Burgiba who was also a member of the organization. He died on Oct 31st 1918.

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Re: Ali Bashampa. Teskilati Mahsusa director

Post by Misirli » 02 Mar 2017 02:45

Tosun Saral wrote:Ali Başhampa was a Tunesian Turk who became the 2nd president of Teşkilat-ı Mahsusa after Süleyman Askeri Bey was send to Irak. His grave was in the garden of the Tekke of Yahya Efendi at Beşiktaş in Istanbul. His remains were taken to Tunis in 1962 at a request of Habib Burgiba who was also a member of the organization. He died on Oct 31st 1918.
As usual, U have answers for all questions.
One more question please,Do you know why he died exactly the day after signing the Modrus armistice on 30th october 1918?
Was it suicide,was he killed or did he die of natural causes?

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Re: Ali Bashampa. Teskilati Mahsusa director

Post by Tosun Saral » 03 Mar 2017 17:40

Hampa is an persian word which means friend, comrade. guard. Hampa was the name given to the guards of Turkish Bey of Tunis. They were mostly Turks or Turkish-Tunesian mishings. Başhamba is the Chief of all guards.
Baş is Türkish: Head chief, main

I will search the reason of his fdeath. :)

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Re: Ali Bashampa. Teskilati Mahsusa director

Post by Tosun Saral » 03 Mar 2017 20:00

couse of death: Spanish influenza

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Re: Ali Bashampa. Teskilati Mahsusa director

Post by Misirli » 07 Mar 2017 02:56

Tosun Saral wrote:couse of death: Spanish influenza
Teşekkürler
Very strange coincidence.

Oct 30 official recognition of defeat and armistice.
Nov 1 The three leaders of the empire escape.

And he, the head of the organization responsible for resisting the occupation, chooses to die of natural causes the day in between?

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Re: Ali Bashampa. Teskilati Mahsusa director

Post by Tosun Saral » 03 Jan 2018 18:29

Grave of Başhampa at Tunis
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Re: Ali Bashampa. Teskilati Mahsusa director

Post by Tosun Saral » 03 Jan 2018 18:31

source: Tolga Alkan and Polat Safi
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Re: Ali Bashampa. Teskilati Mahsusa director

Post by Tosun Saral » 03 Jan 2018 18:34

The street of Baş Hampa
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