Cemal Gürsel

4th President of the Republic of Turkey (1895–1966)
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Cemal Gürsel
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Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
October 13, 1895
Date of death
September 14, 1966
Place of birth
Hınıs
Place of death
Ankara
Country of citizenship
Ottoman Empire, Turkey[10][11]
Religion or worldview
Sunni Islam[20]
Member of political party
independent politician[22]
Cause of death
stroke[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Turkish[34]
Family name
Gürsel[31]
Given name
Cemal[32]
Manner of death
natural causes[33]
Military, police or special rank
general of the army, general[25][26]
Name in native language
Cemal Gürsel[35]
Native language
Turkish[12]
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🏷️ Also known as
en Cemal Agha en Cemal Gursel en Cemal Gürsel ar تشمال جورسيل ar جمال كورسل el Τζεμάλ Γκιουρσέλ fa کمال کورسل fr Cemal Gursel he ג'מאל גירסל id Cemal Gursel it Cemal Gursel ja ジェマル・ギュルセル ko 제말 귀르셀 ko 카말 귀르셀 nl Cemal Gursel ru Гюрсель, Джемаль ru Джемаль Гюрсель sv Gyrsel sv Kemal Gürsel th เจมัล กือร์แซล
🔖 Identifiers · 29
VIAF cluster ID
30749674
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2017139372
GND ID
134185188
Atatürk Ansiklopedisi ID
cemal-gursel-1895-1966
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
gursel-cemal
Bundestag Group Minutes ID
GuerselCemal
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134185188
Encyclopaedia Beliana ID
gursel-cemal
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Cemal-Gursel
Find a Grave memorial ID
14895920
Freebase ID
/m/049150
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GTAA ID
105295
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m049150
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Kemal_Gürsel
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1937474
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
giursel-dzhemal-15be92
JRC Names ID
730760
Koha Kütüphane ID
189328
Munzinger person ID
00000009155
NE.se ID
kemal-gursel
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3908957
Our Campaigns candidate ID
69954
Prabook ID
729779
TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID
gursel-cemal
Treccani ID
cemal-gursel
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
cemal-gursel
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmDpfKqMhBJvJXgkFv4MP

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Position held 3
Award received 2
Country of citizenship 2
Educated at 2
Military branch 2
Occupation 2
Place of burial 2
Cause of death 1
Heads of state of 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Manner of death 1
Member of political party 1
Military, police or special rank 1
Native language 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Religion or worldview 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Cemal Gürsel was born on October 13, 1895[1], in Hınıs[2]. He died on September 14, 1966[3], in Ankara[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and military officer[6].

FAQs

Where was Cemal Gürsel born?

Cemal Gürsel was born in Hınıs[2].

Where did Cemal Gürsel die?

Cemal Gürsel died in Ankara[4].

Who was Cemal Gürsel married to?

Cemal Gürsel's spouses include Melahat Gürsel[9].

What did Cemal Gürsel do for work?

Cemal Gürsel worked as a politician[5] and military officer[6].

Where did Cemal Gürsel go to school?

Cemal Gürsel was educated at Turkish Military Academy[16] and Kuleli Military High School[17].

What awards did Cemal Gürsel receive?

Honors received include Medal of Independence[18] and Gallipoli Star[19].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . medyasiyaset.com. medyasiyaset.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . medyasiyaset.com. medyasiyaset.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 19h ago · Vikiturta · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [tr] description: 4. Türkiye cumhurbaşkanı (1961–1966)"
  2. 5d ago · Yousiphh · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Cemal Gürsel (1960) (cropped).jpg
    "Changed claim: Image: Cemal Gürsel (1960) (cropped).jpg"
  3. 23d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of death, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (OKA bot…"
  4. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, military officer
    Military, police or special rank → general of the army, general
    "Created claim: Military, police or special rank: general"
  5. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, military officer
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31725: import P21 and P106 from GND (19)"
  6. 25w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed labels, descriptions or aliases: Add multilingual descriptions (29 lan"
  7. 26w ago · Sj1mor · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image of grave → 20240425 132412 Cemal Gursel.jpg
    "Created claim: Image of grave: 20240425 132412 Cemal Gursel.jpg"
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