İhsan Eryavuz
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İhsan Eryavuz, also known as "Topçu" İhsan ("Artilleryman" Ihsan), Mehmet İhsan Bey (1877– 6 March 1947) was a Turkish career officer, government minister and politician. He served as an officer of the Ottoman Army, and as 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)[1]
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İhsan Eryavuz | |
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Born | 1877 Scutari (Üsküdar), Ottoman Empire |
Died | 6 March 1947(1947-03-06) (aged 69–70) Istanbul, Turkey |
Allegiance | Ottoman Empire |
Years of service | Ottoman Empire: 26 January 1901 – 21 January 1919 |
Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
Battles/wars | Balkan Wars First World War |
Other work | Member of the GNAT (Cebel-i Bereket) Minister of the Navy Member of the administrative board of the Türkiye İş Bankası |
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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.[2]