Mehmet Sabri Erçetin (1876 in Bursa – May 3, 1956) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army.

Mehmet Sabri Erçetin
1311-b-Top. 17[1]
Born1876 (1876)
Bursa, Ottoman Empire
Died3 May 1956(1956-05-03) (aged 79–80)
Karacaahmet Mezarlığı
State Cemetery
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
 Turkey
Years of serviceOttoman: 1897-1920
Turkey: February 1, 1920-December 19, 1933
RankMirliva
Commands3rd Artillery Regiment (deputy), Artillery Command of XX Corps
41st Artillery Regiment, Konya, Konya Area Command, Left flank of the Uşak Front, Provisional Division of the XII Corps, 8th Division, 4th Division, 14th Division, Çatalca Fortified Area Command, Izmir Fortified Area Command, member of the Istanbul Military Court of the Ministry of National Defense, 9th Division, 3rd Caucasian Division, 61st Division, member of the Military Court for Generals, Erzurum Fortified Area Command, member of the Military Court of Cassation
Battles / warsBalkan Wars
First World War
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. 81. (in Turkish)
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