Mustafa Şekip Birgöl

Mustafa Şekip Birgöl
Born1903
Üsküdar, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died(2008-11-11)11 November 2008 (aged 105)
Haydarpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
Buried
Karacaahmet Cemetery, Istanbul
Allegiance Turkey
BranchTurkish Army
Service years1921–1952
RankColonel
ConflictsTurkish War of Independence
AwardsMedal of Independence with red ribbon

Mustafa Şekip Birgöl (1903 – 11 November 2008) was a Turkish colonel and the last-surviving combat veteran of the Turkish War of Independence (1919–1923).

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