‘There was a famous Turkish saying hanging on our wall at home. It read: “Don’t be a slave, be free!”
My father said he wanted to teach us how bad captivity is and the importance of freedom.’

Descendant: Timsal Karabekir
Age: 73
Profession: -
Nationality: Turkish

Ancestor:  Kazim Karabekir (1882–1948)
Relationship to subject: Father
Profession: Soldier
Army: Ottoman Army
Post in Gallipoli: Commander of the 14th Infantry Division, Fifth Army