Ahmet Muhtar Merter
Ahmet Muhtar Merter, also known as Ahmed Muhtar Bey (born ? in İstanbul - died 1959 in Istanbul) was a Turkish irregular fighter in the Turkish War of Independence.
Sports
For three years from 1957, 1958 and 1959 Muhtar was the President or so called Ağa of the Turkish national sport Yağlı güreş.[1]
Legacy
In İstanbul the citypart Merter is named after him. A picture of him hangs inside the museum of the Anıtkabir. There is also an elementary school in Merter named after him.
References
- ↑ List of Ağas (Turkish).
- Information Ahmet Muhtar Merter (Turkish)
Literature
- Trakya'da Milli Mücadele, Tevik Biyiklioğlu, 1.Cilt, İkinci baski 1987, Türk Tarih Kurumu Basimevi-Ankara
- Atatürk ve Milli Mücadelede Tekirdağ, Mehmet Serez, T.C. Tekirdağ Valiliğ Yayinlari-1988
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