Yakup Satar
March 11, 1898(1898-03-11) – April 2, 2008 (aged 110)
Place of birth	Crimea, Russian Empire
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire
Years of service	1915 – 1922
Battles/wars	World War I Second Battle of Kut Turkish War of Independence

Yakup Satar (Ottoman Turkish: ﻳﻜﻮﭗ ﺳﺘﺎﺮ, March 11, 1898 – April 2, 2008) is, at age 110, believed to have been the last Turkish veteran of the First World War. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Crimea (kraɪˈmiːə or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Крим Автономна Республіка Крим Avtonomna Respublika Krym; Крым The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Second Battle of Kut was fought on February 23, 1917, between British and Ottoman forces The Turkish War of Independence (Kurtuluş Savaşı May 19, 1919 October 29, 1923) refers to the political and military resistance developed The Ottoman Turkish alphabet (الفبا elifbâ) was the version of the Perso-Arabic alphabet that was used for the Ottoman Turkish language during the Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All ^[1]

Born in Crimea, Satar joined the army of the Ottoman Empire in 1915. Crimea (kraɪˈmiːə or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Крим Автономна Республіка Крим Avtonomna Respublika Krym; Крым The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish On February 23, 1917, he was taken prisoner by the British in the Baghdad campaign's Second Battle of Kut. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous The Second Battle of Kut was fought on February 23, 1917, between British and Ottoman forces Satar also served in the forces of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in the Turkish War of Independence, which lasted from 1919 to 1922 (it is unclear when he was freed). Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (19 May 1881 &ndash 10 November 1938 was an army officer revolutionary Statesman The Turkish War of Independence (Kurtuluş Savaşı May 19, 1919 October 29, 1923) refers to the political and military resistance developed

Shortly before his 110th birthday, he was treated for a minor infection at a military hospital before being released home, where he lived with his daughter in the Hacı Seyit district of Eskişehir. A supercentenarian (sometimes hyphenated as super-centenarian) is someone who has reached the age of 110 Years or more something achieved by only one in Eskişehir ( eskē'shehēr, Eskişehir "Old City" Latin: Dorylaeum; Greek: Δορύλαιον Dorylaion) is a city ^[2] He died soon after turning 110.

See also

• Crimean Tatars
• Last surviving World War I veteran by country
• Veterans of the First World War who died in 2008

References

External links

• The Times: Yakup Satar obituary
• The Times: Yakup Satar, The last Turkish veteran of the First World War who also fought for the independence of Turkey
• http://www.kenthaber.com/Arsiv/Haberler/2005/Mart/18/Haber_52556.aspx

---

© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic