İhsan Eryavuz

Turkish politician
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroTurkish politician
PlacesTurkey
isPolitician
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
BirthÜsküdar
Death6 March 1947Istanbul
The details

Biography

İhsan Eryavuz also known as "Topçu" İhsan ("Artilleryman" Ihsan), Mehmet İhsan Bey (1877, Scutari (Üsküdar) – March 6, 1947, Istanbul) was an officer of the Ottoman Army, and a politician of the Republic of Turkey. He became Minister of the Navy in the cabinets of Ali Fethi Bey (Okyar) and Ismet Pasha (İnönü)
On January 26, 1928 Eryavuz was put on trial before the Supreme Court (formerly Ottoman Turkish: Divan'ı Ali‎, today Turkish: Yüce Divan) for charges on defraudation related to the repairs at the battlecruiser TCG Yavuz. He was sentenced to two years of aggravated imprisonment.

Works

  • Anılar (incomplete), Yeni Türkiye, 1946.

Medals and Decorations

  • Medal of Independence with Green Ribbon

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