Kâzım Karabekir

Musa Kâzım Karabekir
Musa Kâzım Karabekir
	Karabekir in 1939
Leader of the Progressive Republican Party
	In office; 17 November 1924 – 5 June 1925
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
5th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
	In office; 5 August 1946 – 26 January 1948
Preceded by	Abdülhalik Renda
Succeeded by	Ali Fuat Cebesoy
Member of the Grand National Assembly
	In office; 1920 – 20 July 1927
Constituency	Istanbul
	In office; 26 March 1939 – 26 January 1948
Constituency	Istanbul
Personal details
Born	1882; Kocamustafapaşa, Istanbul, Istanbul Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died	26 January 1948 (aged 66); Ankara, Turkey
Cause of death	Myocardial infarction
Resting place	Turkish State Cemetery, Ankara, Turkey
Signature
Nickname	Zeyrek
Military service
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire (1902–1919); Ankara Government (1920–1923); Turkey (1923–1924)
Branch/service	Ottoman Army; Army of the GNA; Turkish Army
Years of service	1902–1924
Rank	General
Commands	1st Expeditionary Force, 14th Division, 18th Corps, II Corps, I Caucasian Corps, XIV Corps, XV Corps, Eastern Front, 1st Army
Battles/wars	Balkan Wars; World War I Battle of Erzincan (1918); Battle of Erzurum (1918); Recapture of Kara Kilisa; Second Battle of Kut; ; Turkish War of Independence Turkish invasion of Armenia Second battle of Oltu; Battle of Surmalu; Battle of Sarikamish (1920); Battle of Kars (1920); Liberation of Ortulu; Battle of Alexandropol; ; Turkish-Georgian War Battle of Batumi; ; ;

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Musa Kâzım Karabekir (also Kiazim in English; Ottoman Turkish: موسی كاظم قره بكر, pronounced [ca:'zɯm kaɾabe'ciɾ]; 1882 – 26 January 1948) was a Turkish general and politician. He was the commander of the Eastern Army of the Ottoman Empire during the Turkish War of Independence, and fought a successful military campaign against the Armenian Democratic Republic. He was the founder and leader of the Progressive Republican Party, the Turkish Republic's first opposition party to Atatürk, though he and his party would be purged following the Sheikh Said revolt. He was rehabilitated with İsmet İnönü's ascension to the presidency in 1938 and served as Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey before his death.