Refet Bele

Refet Bele
1314-P. 39^[1]
Refet Bele; 1314-P. 39
Born	1881; Selanik, Ottoman Empire
Died	3 October 1963 (aged 81–82); Istanbul, Turkey
Buried	Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı; State Cemetery
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire; Turkey
Years of service	Ottoman Empire: 1899–1919; Turkey: 13 July 1919 – 8 December 1926
Rank	Major general
Commands held	Division of the intelligence of the headquarters of the Fourth Army, 10th Division, 3rd Division, 11th Division, Inspector of the Rear Area of Jerusalem, 53rd Division, XXII Corps (deputy), XX Corps, Gendarmerie General Command, III Corps; Minister of the Interior, Southern Part of the Western Front, Minister of Interior, Minister of National Defense, Representative of the TBMM government in Istanbul
Battles/wars	Italo Turkish war Balkan Wars; First World War; War of Independence
Other work	Member of the GNAT (Izmir); Member of the GNAT (Istanbul)

Refet Bele (1881^[2] – 3 October 1963), also known as Refet Bey^[3]^[4]^[5] or Refet Pasha was a Turkish military commander. He served in the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army, where he retired as a general.

^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 91. (in Turkish)
^ Smith, Elaine Diana (1959). "Turkey: Origins of the Kemalist Movement and the Government of the Grand National Assembly, 1919-1923".
^ Sonyel, Salahi Ramadan (2008). Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk) ve Kurtuluş Savaşı: yeni belgelerle, 1918-1923, Volume 1. Türk Tarih Kurumu. p. 296. ISBN 9789751620118. Rafet (Refet) Bey
^ Great Britain. Foreign Office, Sir Ernest Llewellyn Woodward (1970). Documents on British Foreign Policy, 1919-1939. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 528. Refet Pasha is the most powerful personality in Mustapha Kemal's government and has complete control over Mustapha Kemal himself.
^ Sami, Böcüzade Süleyman (1983). Kuruluşundan bugüne kadar Isparta tarihi. Serenler Yayını. p. xxx. Rafet Bey (= General Rafet Bele).

[Genelkurmay22-1] T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 91. (in Turkish)

[2] Smith, Elaine Diana (1959). "Turkey: Origins of the Kemalist Movement and the Government of the Grand National Assembly, 1919-1923".

[Sonyel,_Salahi_Ramadan_2008_296-3] Sonyel, Salahi Ramadan (2008). Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk) ve Kurtuluş Savaşı: yeni belgelerle, 1918-1923, Volume 1. Türk Tarih Kurumu. p. 296. ISBN 9789751620118. Rafet (Refet) Bey

[Woodward,_Ernest_Llewellyn_1970_528-4] Great Britain. Foreign Office, Sir Ernest Llewellyn Woodward (1970). Documents on British Foreign Policy, 1919-1939. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 528. Refet Pasha is the most powerful personality in Mustapha Kemal's government and has complete control over Mustapha Kemal himself.

[Sami,_Böcüzade_Süleyman_1983_xxx-5] Sami, Böcüzade Süleyman (1983). Kuruluşundan bugüne kadar Isparta tarihi. Serenler Yayını. p. xxx. Rafet Bey (= General Rafet Bele).

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Refet Bele 1314-P. 39^[1]

Born	1881 (1881) Selanik, Ottoman Empire
Died	3 October 1963(1963-10-03) (aged 81–82) Istanbul, Turkey
Buried	Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı State Cemetery
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire Turkey
Years of service	Ottoman Empire: 1899–1919 Turkey: 13 July 1919 – 8 December 1926
Rank	Major general
Commands held	Division of the intelligence of the headquarters of the Fourth Army, 10th Division, 3rd Division, 11th Division, Inspector of the Rear Area of Jerusalem, 53rd Division, XXII Corps (deputy), XX Corps, Gendarmerie General Command, III Corps Minister of the Interior, Southern Part of the Western Front, Minister of Interior, Minister of National Defense, Representative of the TBMM government in Istanbul
Battles/wars	Italo Turkish war Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence
Other work	Member of the GNAT (Izmir) Member of the GNAT (Istanbul)