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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