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Ordu, Turkey
Ömer Fahreddin Türkkan (1868, Ruse - November 22, 1948, near Eskişehir) was a Turkish soldier and diplomat. He is particularly known for his two-year and seven-month defense of Medina under difficult conditions during the Sharif Hussein Rebellion in World War I. He is known by the nicknames "Defender of Medina", "Turkish Tiger", "Desert Tiger", and "Hero of Medina".
Ömer Fahreddin Türkkan (1868, Ruse - November 22, 1948, near Eskişehir) was a Turkish soldier and diplomat. He is particularly known for his two-year and seven-month defense of Medina under difficult conditions during the Sharif Hussein Rebellion in World War I. He is known by the nicknames "Defender of Medina", "Turkish Tiger", "Desert Tiger", and "Hero of Medina".