Born | 1881 Thessaloniki, Ottoman Empire (modern Greece) |
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Died | 3 October 1963 Istanbul, Turkey | (aged 81–82)
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Allegiance | Ottoman Empire Turkey |
Years of service | Ottoman Empire: 1899–1919 Turkey: 13 July 1919 – 8 December 1926 |
Rank | Major general |
Commands | 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 Turkish 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.
Rafet (Refet) Bey
Refet Pasha is the most powerful personality in Mustapha Kemal's government and has complete control over Mustapha Kemal himself.
Rafet Bey (= General Rafet Bele).