Mehmet Arif Bey (1882 – 13 July 1926), also known as "Ayıcı" Arif ("Bear-Leader Arif"), was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army. He was hanged on 13 July 1926 as one of 15 people convicted of the İzmir plot to assassinate President Mustafa Kemal.
Works Anadolu İnkılabı ve Mücahedat-ı Milliye Hatırası (1335 – 1339) (reprinted as Anadolu İnkılabı ve Millî Mücadele Anıları (1919-1923), Arba Yayınları, 1987.)
Medals and decorations Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire) Silver Imtiyaz Medal Silver Medal of Liyaqat Prussia Iron Cross Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon and Citation
See also List of high-ranking commanders of the Turkish War of Independence
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