1. Halil Kut, known as Halil Pasha, was an Ottoman Turkish military commander and politician.
12 Facts About Halil Kut
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Halil Kut served in the Ottoman Army during World War I, notably taking part in the military campaigns against Russia in the Caucasus and the British in Mesopotamia.
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Halil Kut crossed into neighboring Persia and massacred Armenians, Assyrians and Persians.
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Halil Kut graduated from the War Academy in Constantinople in 1905 and received a commission with the rank of Distinguished Captain.
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Halil Kut was the military commander of the Istanbul Vilayat between January and December 1914.
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Halil Kut Pasha was responsible for massacring Armenians during the course of the Armenian genocide.
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Halil Kut took part in the killings of civilians during the Siege of Van in 1915.
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Halil Kut ordered Armenian men in the units under his command be put to death.
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Halil Kut was arrested in January 1919 and later sent to detention in Malta.
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Halil Kut managed to evade prosecution and fled from detention to Anatolia in August 1920.
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Halil Kut went on to claim in his memoirs that he had "more or less" killed 300,000 Armenians.
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Halil Kut was permitted to return to Turkey after the declaration of the Republic of Turkey in 1923.