1. Mehmet Nuri Conker was a Turkish politician and an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army.
10 Facts About Nuri Conker
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Mehmet Nuri Conker was the oldest childhood and lifelong friend of Mustafa Kemal.
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Mehmet Nuri Conker was a graduate of the War Academy of the Ottoman Empire.
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Mehmet Nuri Conker married Nedime Hanim and they had four children: Orhan Conker ; Mahmut Cahit Conker ; Ali Necip Conker ; Kiymet Tesal Conker.
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Mehmet Nuri Conker fought on numerous fronts: Libya, Manastir, the Dardanelles, the Eastern front, in Syria and in the Turkish War of Independence.
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Mehmet Nuri Conker was assigned as the Governor of Adana in 1921 after the withdrawal of the French forces in the aftermath of the Franco-Turkish War.
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Nuri Conker was elected to Grand National Assembly as the Representative from Kutahya.
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Nuri Conker was elected to the Grand National Assembly as the Representative from Gaziantep.
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Mehmet Nuri Conker served as the Deputy Chairman of the Grand National Assembly during its 5th session and as Acting Chairman in 1935.
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Nuri Conker took part in the development of the Turkish Army along with Mustafa Kemal.