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Close your eyes and imagine a battlefield. If you saw a twelve-year-old child riding a horse alongside adult soldiers, their courage serving as an example, what would you feel? This hero is Nezahat Onbaşı, one of the names of the National Struggle.A Childhood Spent on the FrontsNezahat was born in 1908. At the age of nine, she lost her mother. Her father, Colonel Hafız Halit Bey, took her with him to the heart of the war because he had no one else to leave her with. Instead of playing in playgro

The Independence Medal is an official state decoration established to be awarded to military and civilian individuals who rendered distinguished service during the Turkish War of Independence, as well as to the families of those who died as martyrs during the National Struggle. It is the only medal awarded during the founding process of the Republic of Türkiye and is regulated by a special law.Independence Medal (AA)" image-alternate="" image-element-format="right">Reason and Scope of AwardTh

Çete Ayşe, born as Emire Ayşe Aliye, was born in 1894 in the village of İmamköy, Aydın. Her father’s name was Mustafa. In 1910, she married a man named Mustafa from Kayacık Village. From this marriage, two daughters were born. Her husband was martyred on the Gallipoli Front in 1915. After her husband’s death, she continued village life with her father and children, engaging in agriculture and livestock farming with goats, cows, chickens, and a camel.The Occupation of İzmir and the Decision to Ar

Ali Sırrı Özata (1884–1936) held various financial and administrative posts during the Ottoman and Republican periods and served as a member of parliament for Ergani during the First Term of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye. He participated in several parliamentary committees and served as a member of the Pozantı Independence Court. After his term as a deputy ended, he returned to public service and retired in 1932. He was awarded the Independence Medal in 1926.Life and Public Service Care

Ali Sait Bey participated in the Tripolitania, Balkan, First World War, and Independence Wars, and also served as a member of parliament after the establishment of the Republic. He assumed important responsibilities during the organization of the Turkish army.Early Life and EducationAli Sait Bey was born in 1872 in Hacı Osman Village, part of the Manyas district of Balıkesir. His father, Khunca Kasbolet (Canbulat) Bey, of Circassian origin, was killed in action during the 1877–1878 Russo-Turkish

Aslan (Toğuz) Bey, born in 1886 in the village of Fındık, under the district of Göksun in Maraş, played an active role in organizing and leading the defense of Maraş during the National Struggle and was awarded the Independence Medal for his resistance leadership. He served in the Ottoman police force and joined the National Struggle after the Armistice of Mudros. He presided over the Maraş Defense of Rights Society and played a pioneering role in liberating the city from French occupation. In 1