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Salih Bozok
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Born December 1881
Salonica, Ottoman Empire
(present-day Thessaloniki, Greece)
Died 25 April 1941(1941-04-25) (aged 59–60)
Istanbul, Turkey
Buried
Cebeci Askerî Şehid
Allegiance Ottoman Flag.svg Ottoman Empire
 Turkey
Years of service Ottoman Empire: 1903 – November 1918
Turkey: 1920–?
Rank Lieutenant colonel
Commands held Chief aide-de-camp of the commander of the Second Army
Chief aide-de-camp of the commander of the Seventh Army
Battles/wars Balkan Wars
World War I
Turkish War of Independence
Spouse(s) Düriye Bozok
Pakize Bozok
Other work Member of the TBMM
Member of the administrative board of the Türkiye İş Bankası

Salih Bozok (1881 – April 25, 1941) was an officer of the Ottoman Army, later the Turkish Army and a politician of the Republic of Turkey. He was the chief aide-de-camp of Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk), the founder of modern Turkey.

Bozok was a close childhood and lifelong friend of Atatürk, both having been born in 1881 in Thessaloniki and having attended the Monastir Military High School together. Bozok died in April 1941.

Bozok's life and friendship with Atatürk was depicted in the successful 2010 Turkish film Veda.

Works

  • (Salih Bozok - Cemil S.Bozok), Hep Atatürk'ün Yanında", ATATÜRK VAKFI YAYINLARI, Istanbul 2019,
  • (Can Dündar), Yaveri Atatürk'ü Anlatıyor, Doğan Kitapçılık, Istanbul, 2001.
  • (Cemil S. Bozok), Hep Atatürk'ün Yanında, Çağdaş Yayınları, Istanbul, 1985.

Medals and decorations

  • Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon

See also

  • Veda (film)
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