Halil Kut

For other people named Halil Pasha, see Halil Pasha (disambiguation).
Halil Kut
Kut before the end of WW1
Born1881 (1881)
Yenimahalle, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died20 August 1957(1957-08-20) (aged 75–76)
Istanbul, Turkey
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
 Turkey
RankMajor general
UnitSixth Army
Battles / warsBalkan Wars
Italo-Turkish War
World War I

Halil Kut (1881 – 20 August 1957),[1] also known as Halil Pasha,[a] was an Ottoman military commander and politician. He served in the Ottoman Army during World War I, notably taking part in the military campaigns against Russia in the Caucasus and the British in Mesopotamia.

Halil was responsible for numerous atrocities committed against Armenian and Assyrian civilians during the Armenian genocide, overseeing the massacres of Armenian men, women and children in Bitlis, Mush, and Beyazit.[2][3][4] Many of the victims were buried alive in specially prepared ditches.[5] He also crossed into neighboring Persia and massacred Armenians, Assyrians and Persians.[6]

  1. ^ "Kutülamara kahramanı Halil Kut dün vefat etti", Milliyet, 21 August 1957.
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  5. ^ Kiernan 2008, p. 413.
  6. ^ Gaunt 2006, p. 109.


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