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Title:
Fevzi Çakmak Diaries
Repository:
Manuscripts Division
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/kw52j8088
Dates:
1911-1950
Size:
1 box, 7 items, and 0.4 linear feet
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1
Language:
Turkish

Abstract

The Fevzi Çakmak Diaries consists of diaries, a notebook, and a calendar of the Turkish military leader and government official Fevzi Çakmak.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Consists of six diaries, a notebook, and a calendar that primarily document Çakmak's experiences and observances during his military career in Albania and the Balkans (1911-1921). Prominent in the diaries are entries about the Balkan Wars and World War I. Two small diaries cover the first several months of 1950 and include the final four entries made before Çakmak died.

Arrangement

The collection has been arranged by material type (diary, notebook, and calendar) and then chronologically.

Collection Creator Biography:

Çakmak was born in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1876 to a family rich in the tradition of military service. Beginning in 1899, he actively participated in the military actions in the Balkans, which included the Balkan Wars, World War I, and the War of Independence. Later Çakmak developed a career as a government official, first as part of the Ottoman Government and later the Turkish Republic. He held various positions which include Chief of the General Staff, Minister of War, Minister of National Defense, and Head of the Council of Ministers. Çakmak died on April 10, 1950. 1

Information collected from Nilüfer Hatemi, "Unfolding a Life: Marshal Fevzi Çakmak's Diaries" (Ph.D diss., Princeton University, 2000).

Collection History

Acquisition:

Gift of Prof. Ahmet Sefik Cakmak in 2002 (2003-32).

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Karla J. Vecchia in 2002. Finding aid written by Karla J. Vecchia in 2002.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

Fevzi Çakmak Diaries; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/kw52j8088
Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1