Zeki Doğan
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Zeki Doğan | |
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| Born | 1895 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 17 March 1961 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Allegiance |  Turkey |
| Service/ |  Turkish Air Force |
| Years of service | 1913–1961 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Commander of Air Force |
Zeki Doğan, (1895, Istanbul - 17 March 1961, Istanbul), Turkish soldier. The first commander of the Turkish Air Force.[1]
He entered the Turkish Military Academy on October 27, 1913. In the 2nd year of the Military Academy, he was promoted to the rank of Cavalry Ensign due to the war conditions when the World War I broke out in 1914. Between 1914-1918, he served as a team commander in various cavalry units. While under the command of the Turkish 4th Army on the "Sinai Front" (Sinai and Palestine campaign), he was captured between 18 September 1918 and 25 May 1919. He returned to Istanbul after his captivity.
He went to Anatolia in 1919 and joined the Turkish War of Independence. During the Great Offensive, he became one of the first Turkish commanders to enter Izmir with the 14th Cavalry Regiment under his command. It was transferred to the air class on May 15, 1924. He studied aviation until May 1, 1925. He was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in 1940. In this rank, he served as the 1st Aircraft Brigade Commander and the Air Undersecretary of the Turkish Ministry of National Defense. He was promoted to the rank of Major General in 1942. He was appointed as the first commander of the Turkish Air Force on February 4, 1944.[2] While he was the Air Force Commander, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General in 1945 and to the rank of General in 1948. He left this post on 7 June 1950 and was appointed as a member of the Turkish Supreme Military Council (SMC). While in this position, he retired on October 1, 1951. He died on March 17, 1961.
Awards and decorations[edit]
Zeki Doğan has been awarded the:
Ottoman Empire - Liakat Medal (Turkish: Liyakat Madalyası)- Ottoman Empire - Gallipoli Star (Turkish: Harp Madalyası)
- Ottoman Empire - Order of the Medjidie (Turkish: Mecidiye Nişanı)
Prussia - Iron Cross (German: Eisernes Kreuz)- Ottoman Empire - Imtiaz Medal (Turkish: İmtiyaz Madalyası)
- Turkey - Medal of Independence (Turkish: İstiklâl Madalyası)
References[edit]
- ↑ "The Dewoitine D. 500". Rahmi Koç Museum. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ↑ "Air Force After 1944". HVKK.tsk.tr. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
External links[edit]
Media related to Zeki Doğan at Wikimedia Commons
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| Preceded by - |
Commander of the Turkish Air Force 5 February 1944 - 7 June 1950 |
Succeeded by Muzaffer Göksenin |
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- 1895 births
- Commanders of the Turkish Air Force
- People from Istanbul
- Ottoman military personnel of World War I
- Aviators from the Ottoman Empire
- World War I pilots from the Ottoman Empire
- Military aviation in the Ottoman Empire
- Turkish Air Force generals
- Turkish aviators
- Aviation pioneers
- Turkish military personnel of the Turkish War of Independence
- Turkish military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
- Turkish Air Force personnel
- 1961 deaths
