Christabel Donatienne Ruby

Çerkes Ethem Christabel Donatienne Ruby

Publisher Marketing: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. erkes Ethem (1886-1948) was a Turkish militia leader of Circassian origin who initially gained fame for fighting against the Allied powers invading Anatolia in the aftermath of the World War I and afterwards during the Turkish War of Independence. His family, of the Adyghe clan, was originally from Shapsugia region of Caucasus who migrated to Turkey in the 1860s. He was born in Emre village of Bandirma[1]. He is the son of P evu Ali Bey. He ran from home when he was 14 years old to join Bak rk y Cavalry Junior Officer School. He fought against Bulgarians in the Balkan War where he was wounded. He joined Te kilat- Mahsusa organized by E ref Ku uba and participated in operations in Afghanistan and Iraq during World War I. He was again wounded and retired to his village. For a while he took up banditry in the mountains. He then founded Kuvva-y Seyyare which was the only organized military force in Anatolia during 1919-1920, period between Armistice of Mudros and Treaty of S vres. He coordinated his military operations with Ali Fuat Pa a in Ankara and harassed the invading Greek armies with his fast cavalry.