Military and political deeds of General Cevat Çobanlı

Purpose of this thesis is to examine General Cevat Çobanlı?s life, who was raised in the late periods of Ottoman Empire awarded with medals and aimings for making a history as the hero of 18 March by fulfilling important duties with a good military education and who participated in the struggle for independence during years of National Struggle to be banished from the country for devoting himself to this mission and after serving as a representative for a short period of time in newly founded Turkish Republic returned to his military mission both within Ottoman Empire and during the course started with National Struggle and its post period. Scope of the thesis covers two sections. Section I deals with his military life, granted medals and aimings and his military qualifications. It also covers Tripoli and Balkanic Wars, First World War, Çanakkale Naval Warfares, War of Independence, commandership in Al-Jaziraa front and his banishment to Maltha. Section II deals with Parliament structure of that period, his political life with the developments as well as his memories, his service as representative of Elazığ and his resignation period and post developments in addition to his memories and other trophies concerning him. Employed method adopted the principle of evaluating primary and secondary sources as well as works of copyright, revision and research by depicting the life and deeds of Cevat Pasha both in Ottoman Empire and during the years of National Struggle in addition to his later life. The conclusion showed that a patriotic soldier took a successfull path from the collapse of an empire to the foundation of a new state and fulfilled all his missions with great sacrifice to this end. He witnessed a collapse and the birth of a new state from all aspects. He was an important soldier for both 111Ottoman Empire and National Struggle as the hero of 18 March with the awareness of being an independent state. He was also a successful commander for Turkish Republic thanks to his praiseworthy missions. Key Words:1. Cevat Pasha2. Çanakkale Naval Warfare3. Represenative of Elazığ4. Malta Banishment5. National Struggle