Mehmet Arif Bey
# Mehmet Arif Bey

Mehmet Arif Bey (1882 – 13 July 1926), also known as "Ayıcı" Arif ("Bear-Leader Arif"), was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army.

## Works

* Anadolu İnkılabı ve Mücahedat-ı Milliye Hatırası (1335 - 1339) (reprinted as Anadolu İnkılabı ve Millî Mücadele Anıları (1919-1923), Arba Yayınları, 1987.)

## Medals and decorations

* Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire)
* Silver Medal of Liyaqat
* Prussia Iron Cross
* Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon and Citation
