| Osman Nuri Koptagel 1311-b-P. 17 | |
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| Born | 1874 Erzincan, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 22 November 1942(1942-11-22) (aged 67–68) Ankara, Turkey |
| Buried | State Cemetery |
| Allegiance |  Ottoman Empire Turkey |
| Years of service | Ottoman Empire: 1900–1919 Turkey: 1919 – 8 May 1924 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | Muş Training Center, 43rd Division, 27th Division, 43rd Division 12th Division, president of the martial court of Adapazarı, member of military courts of generals, president of the 1 no military court, 7th Division, member of the Military Supreme Court |
| Battles / wars | Balkan Wars First World War Turkish War of Independence |
| Other work | Member of the GNAT (Malatya) |
Osman Nuri Koptagel (1874; Erzincan – 22 November 1942; Ankara) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army.
When he was an assistant teaching staff of the Ottoman Military Academy, he used to order "Sağdan birinci manga, kop ta gel!" ("First squad from the right, separate (from line) and come!"), "Birinci mangadan sağdan itibaren beş kişi kop da gel!" ("First squad of five person from the right, separate (from line) and come!"). His students gave him a nickname "Kop ta gel". After the 1934 Surname Law, Mustafa Kemal gave him a surname "Koptagel".
His granddaughter Yüksel Koptagel (born 27 October 1931) is a Turkish composer and pianist.
Medals and decorations
- Order of the Medjidie 4th class
- Silver Medal of Liyaqat
- Silver Medal of Imtiyaz
- Prussia Iron Cross
- Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon
See also
Sources
- T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 38. (in Turkish)
- Mehmet Lütfi Yücel, Arif Suavi Okay, Hatıralarım: Ölümünün 50. Yılında Atatürk'ün Silah Arkadaşı Mehmet Lütfi Beyin; Çocukluk, Okul, Asleri okul, Balkan Harbi, Çanakkael Savaşları, Filistin, Gazze çarpışmalarına ilişkin Anıları, 2006, ISBN 978-975-98711-3-0, p. 34. (in Turkish)
- Ali Fuat Cebesoy, Sınıf Arkadaşım Atatürk: Okul ve Genç Subaylık Hâtıraları, İnkılâp ve Aka Kitabevleri, 1967, p. 21. (in Turkish)
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- 1874 births
- 1942 deaths
- People from Erzincan
- Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians
- Deputies of Malatya
- Ottoman Army officers
- Turkish Army generals
- Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars
- Ottoman military personnel of World War I
- Turkish military personnel of the Turkish–Armenian War
- Turkish military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
- Ottoman Military Academy alumni
- Recipients of the Order of the Medjidie, 4th class
- Recipients of the Liakat Medal
- Recipients of the Imtiyaz Medal
- Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914)
- Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon (Turkey)
- Burials at Turkish State Cemetery
- Turks from the Ottoman Empire