Mehmet Naki Yücekök

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Mehmet Naki Yücekök
Born1866
Nasliç (Neapoli), Ottoman Empire
Died2 February 1947(1947-02-02) (aged 80–81)
Büyükada, Turkey
Buried
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
Years of serviceNovember 1886-September 8, 1914
RankColonel
Commands held3rd Battalion of the 35th Regular Regiment, 43rd Redif Regiment, 51st Regiment
Battles/warsBalkan Wars
Other workDirector of Reji in Giresun
Director of the 1st Department of the Monoply General Directorate
Member of the GNAT (Elâziz)
Member of the GNAT (Muş)

Mehmet Naki Yücekök also known as Nakiyüddin Yücekök, Nakiyüddin Bey (1866; Nasliç (Neapoli) - 2 February 1947; Istanbul) was a Turkish career officer, politician and secularist. He served as a military officer of the Ottoman Army and as a politician of the Republic of Turkey. He was a French teacher of Mustafa Kemal at the Salonica Military School.[1]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Türk Parlamento Tarihi Araştırma Grubu, Türk Parlamento Tarihi, III. Dönem 1927-1931 - III. Cilt: III. Dönem Milletvekillerin Özgeçmişleri, Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Vakfı Yayınları, Ankara, 1995, ISBN 975-7291-10-2, pp. 235-236. (in Turkish)