Kemalettin Sami Gökçen

Turkish politician

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Kemalettin Sami Gökçen 1321-İs. 1^[1]

Born	1884 (1884) Sinop, Kastamonu Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died	15 April 1934(1934-04-15) (aged 49–50) Berlin, Nazi Germany
Buried	State Cemetery
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire (1906–1919) Turkey (1920–1928)
Years of service	Ottoman Empire: 1906–1919, Turkey: 22 November 1920 – 24 September 1928
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands held	Chief of Staff of the Dardanelles Fortified Area Command, Staff of the Gallipoli Northern Group, Chief of Staff of the Inspectorate of Fortification and Fortified Area, Chief of Staff of the Hejaz Expeditionary Force, Chief of Staff of the VIII Corps, Military attaché to Ukraine, Chief of Staff of the Northern Caucasus Army, Inspector of the Rear Area of the Ninth Army, 10th Caucasian Division (deputy), Istanbul Guard, Deputy Commander of the XXV Corps, 10th Caucasian Division 1st Division, Ankara Command, 4th Group, IV Corps
Battles/wars	Balkan Wars World War I War of Independence
Other work	Ambassador to Berlin

Kemalettin Sami Gökçen (1884 – 15 April 1934) was a Turkish career officer and politician. He was instrumental in establishing diplomatic relations between the Turkish Republic and Nazi Germany.^[2]

Gallery

Kemalettin Sami Gökçen in Germany, 1926.
Kemalettin Sami Gökçen as ambassador to Berlin (far right), during the 10 year anniversary of the Turkish Republic.
Kemalettin Sami Gökçen (far right) with Tevfik Rüştü Aras (second from left), and Carl von Schubert (far left)

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. 218. (in Turkish)
^ Bengül Bolat; Ahmet Nizamoğlu (2019). "Kemalettin Sami Paşa ve Berlin Büyükelçiliğindeki Faaliyetleri". Avrasya İncelemeleri Dergisi. VIII (2): 117–151.