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Cafer Tayyar Eğilmez
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Cafer Tayyar (Eğilmez)
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| Born | 1877 Priştine (Pristina), Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (modern Kosovo) |
| Died | January 3, 1958 (aged 80–81) Istanbul, Turkey |
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Karacaahmet Mezarlığı
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| Allegiance |  Ottoman Empire Turkey |
| Years of service | Ottoman: 1901–1920 Turkey: 1920 – January 1928 |
| Rank | Mirliva |
| Commands held | 1st Division, II Corps, I Corps, II Corps, I Corps Trakya Kuva-yi Milliye, VII Corps |
| Battles/wars | Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence |
| Other work | Member of the GNAT (Edirne) Governor of the Samsun Province |
Cafer Tayyar Eğilmez or Cafer Bey (1877 – January 3, 1958) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. He participated in the Defense of Gallipoli during World War I and after the war had ended, he joined the forces of Mustafa Kemal Pasha and fought in the Turkish War of Independence.
See also
- List of high-ranking commanders of the Turkish War of Independence
External lınks
- Zülal Keleş, "Cafer Tayyar Paşa" , Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi Dergisi, Sayı 44, Cilt: XV, Temmuz 1999.
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