Mustafa Ferit Arsan | |
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Born | Mustafa Ferit 1876 Aintab, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 9 October 1941 Ankara, Turkey | (aged 65)
Mustafa Ferit Arsan (1876 - 9 October 1941) was a Turkish politician who represented Gaziantep in the 2nd[1] and 3rd Parliaments of Turkey,[2] and was the leader of the local Association for Defence of National Rights in Aintab, which organized the Turkish militias against the French siege.[3]
Mustafa Ferit was born in Aintab to Mustafa Nuri and Ayşe in 1876. He had two wives, Hatice and Naime, and 6 children, Abdullah, İsmail, Hüseyin Ferit, Hilmi, Beşire, and Ayşe. After his education, he was particularly involved in trade in Erzurum. During the Franco-Turkish War, he rebelled against the French forces in Aintab and was ultimately captured and held for 9 months, until the French retreat. He died in Ankara on 9 October 1941.[4]