Reşat Çiğiltepe

Reşat Çiğiltepe 1311-P. 80
Born	1879 (1879) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died	27 August 1922(1922-08-27) (aged 42–43) Sandıklı, Turkey
Buried	Sandıklı State Cemetery
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire Turkey
Service years	Ottoman: 1899–1918 Turkey: December 14, 1919 – August 27, 1922
Rank	Miralay
Commands	17th Regiment, 53rd Division 11th Caucasian Division, 21st Division, 57th Division
Conflicts	Italo-Turkish War Balkan Wars First World War Turkish War of Independence

Reşat Çiğiltepe (1879; Istanbul - August 27, 1922; Çiğiltepe, Sandıklı) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army, having fought in the Balkan wars, and in World War 1 during the Gallipoli campaign and the Battle of Muş. He committed suicide on 27 August 1922 during the Battle of Dumlupınar, because he promised the commander of the Turkish forces, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, that he would capture the strategically-located village of Hacan located on a hill (nowadays known as Çiğiltepe) within 30 minutes. Because his unit failed to achieve that objective, he committed suicide. The village was captured 45 minutes after his death, and he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Independence. He is one of the most honored heroes of the Turkish War of Independence.

See also

• List of high-ranking commanders of the Turkish War of Independence