Ahmet Muhtar Merter
Ahmet Muhtar Merter (born July 1, 1891 in Istanbul ; † October 2, 1959 there ) was a Turkish resistance fighter during the Turkish liberation war . The Merter district in Istanbul is named after him. Merter was the Ağa (patron) of the Turkish national sport of oil wrestling ( Yağlı güreş ) in 1957, 1958 and 1959 . Muhtar Merter's picture is now hanging in the Anıtkabir museum wing . In his honor a primary and secondary school was named in Istanbul.
Trivia
Ahmet Muhtar Merter was Tevfik Sağlam Pasha's brother-in-law . The psychiatrist Nesip Mustafa Merter is his grandson and the Turkish actress Selma Merter is his great-granddaughter.
literature
- Trakya'da Milli Mücadele, Tevik Biyiklioğlu, 1st Cilt, İkinci baski 1987, Türk Tarih Kurumu Basimevi-Ankara.
- Ataturk ve Milli Mücadelede Tekirdağ, Mehmet Serez, TC Tekirdağ Valiliğ Yayinlari-1988.
Web links
- Information about Ahmet Muhtar Merter ( Memento from May 17, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (Turkish, website of the Bahcelievler community)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Agalar. In: Internet presence of the Kirkpinar tournament. Archived from the original on April 8, 2008 ; Retrieved May 14, 2014 (Turkish, List of Ağas).
- ↑ Website ( Memento from December 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) of the Ahmet Muhtar Merter Elementary and Middle School (Turkish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Merter, Ahmet Muhtar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish resistance fighter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Istanbul |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 2, 1959 |
| Place of death | Istanbul |