Facts: - party: independent - predecessor: cemal gursel ragp gumuspala cemal gursel - birth date: 10 february 1899 - order: 5th of the turkish army chief of the general staff of turkey commander - death date: 22 may 1982 - spouse: atfet sunay -lrb- 1908-2002 -rrb- - office: president of turkey - term end: 28 march 1973 16 march 1966 2 august 1960 - name: cevdet sunay - death place: istanbul , turkey - birth place: Caykara , ottoman empire - successor: fahri koruturk cemal tural mehmet muzaffer alankus - primeminister: suleyman demirel nihat erim ferit melen - nationality: turkish - children: 3 - term start: 28 march 1966 4 august 1960 3 june 1960 - image: cevdet sunay.png - religion: sunni islam Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of cevdet sunay .
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cevdet sunay -lrb- ; 10 february 1899 -- 22 may 1982 -rrb- was a turkish army officer , political leader and the fifth president of turkey .sunay was born in 1899 in trabzon , in the ottoman empire .after attending elementary school and middle school in erzurum and edirne , he graduated from kuleli military high school in istanbul .during world war i , he fought in 1917 at the palestine front and became a prisoner of war of the british in egypt in 1918 .after his release , he fought first on the southern front , then on the western front during the turkish war of independence .sunay completed his military education in 1927 , and graduated from the staff college in 1930 as a staff officer .rising through the ranks to become a general in 1949 and then a four-star general in 1959 , he held important military posts .in 1960 , he was appointed army chief and later joint chief of staff .on 14 march 1966 , he was appointed to the senate by cemal gursel under his presidential contingency .when gursel 's presidency was terminated due to ill health in accordance with the constitution , cevdet sunay was elected 5th president by the grand national assembly of turkey on 28 march 1966 .he maintained his office despite increasing terrorist activity , student riots , and threatened coups .he served the constitutional term of seven years until 28 march 1973 and became then a permanent senator .he was married to atfet in 1929 .they had three children .cevdet sunay died on 22 may 1982 in istanbul .his body was moved in august 1988 to a permanent burial place in the newly built turkish state cemetery in ankara .