Muhittin Akyüz
1304-P. 38[1]
Born1870
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died11 November 1940(1940-11-11) (aged 69–70)
Ankara, Turkey
Buried
Cebeci Askerî Şehitliği
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
 Turkey
Service/branch Ottoman Army
 Turkish Land Forces
Years of serviceOttoman Empire: 1888–1919
Turkey: 9 September 1921 – 24 September 1928
RankMajor general
Commands heldAsir Division, Hejaz Corps
Kastamonu Area Command, Adana Area Command
Battles/warsBalkan Wars
First World War
Turkish War of Independence
Other workAmbassador to Iran
Ambassador to Egypt

Muhittin Akyüz (1870 – 11 November 1940), known as Muhiddin Pasha until 1934, was a Turkish military officer and diplomat. He served for both the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army. He fought in the Gallipoli campaign during World War I where he helped defend the Gallipoli peninsula against Anglo-French attacks. He later joined the forces of Mustafa Kemal and fought in the Turkish War of Independence.

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  1. T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 18. (in Turkish)

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