Osman may refer to:

People[link]

• Osman (name), people with the name

Places[link]

India

• Osmanabad, District of Maharashtra, India
• Osmannagar (alternative name for Sultanabad, Karimnagar), village located in Karimnagar district, Andhra Pradesh, India.

United States

• Osman, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community

Other uses[link]

• A fictional merchant in the role-playing game Skies of Arcadia
• Osman, an arcade game by Mitchell Corporation
• Osmin, the name of a Turkish character in Mozart's operas Zaide and Die Entführung aus dem Serail, is a variant of the same.
• Osmania University

See also[link]

• All pages with titles containing "Osman"
• Usman (disambiguation)

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Daniel Eugene Osman (February 11, 1963 – November 23, 1998)^[1] was an American extreme sport practitioner, known for the dangerous sports of "free-soloing" (rock climbing without ropes or other safety gear); and "rope free-flying" or "rope jumping" (falling several hundred feet from a cliff then being caught by a safety rope), for which his record was over 1000 feet/300 meters. He was known for living a bohemian lifestyle, working as a part-time carpenter and living in Lake Tahoe, CA. He was the star of several rock climbing videos, which brought free-soloing to a wider audience. Dan had one daughter, Emma Osman.^[2]

Climbing Films[link]

Dan Osman appeared in Eric Perlman's Masters of Stone series, free soloing Atlantis (5.11+) on The Sorcerer in Needles and Airy Interlude (5.10b, then 5.9) on The Witch, also in Needles (in California's Sierras). He also is featured crashing a bmx bicycle, ziplining off The Witch, taking a gigantic 192 foot whipper just for the fun of it (in Yosemite), and perhaps most impressively, on-sight free-soloing Bolder Display of Power (5.11).

Death[link]

Dan Osman died November 23, 1998 at the age of 35 after his rope failed while performing a "controlled free-fall" jump from the Leaning Tower rock formation in Yosemite National Park. Osman had come back to Yosemite to dismantle the jump tower but apparently decided to make several jumps (over a few days) before doing so.^[2] The failure was investigated by the National Park Service with assistance from Chris Harmston, Quality Assurance Manager at Black Diamond Equipment. Harmston concluded that a change in jump site angle probably caused the ropes to cross and entangle, leading to the rope cutting by melting.^[3] Miles Daisher, who was with Osman when he made the jump, stated that the ropes used in his fatal jump had been exposed to inclement weather — including rain and snow — for more than a month before the fatal jump, but that the same ropes were used for several shorter jumps on the previous and same day.^[2]

Notable climbs[link]

• 1997 Ride the Lightning, VI 5.10 A4 WI3, Middle Triple Peak, Kichatna Mountains, Alaska. FA with Kitty Calhoun, Steve Gerberding and Jay Smith^[4]
• Lover's Leap. Bear's Reach, 5.7. Speed solo. 400+ ft in 4 min, 25 seconds.^[5]
• The Gun Club, 5.12c, Free solo. New River Gorge

Biography[link]

• Todhunter, Andrew (1999). Fall of the Phantom Lord: Climbing and the Face of Fear. New York City, USA: Anchor Books / Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-48642-1. 

See also[link]

• Free solo climbing
• Bouldering
• Extreme sport

References[link]

1. ^ Ghiglieri, Michael P.; Farabee, Charles R. "Butch", Jr. (2007). Off the Wall: Death in Yosemite. Flagstaff: Puma Press. pp. 349–354, 366. ISBN 978-0-9700973-6-1. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Vetter, Craig (April 1999). "Terminal Velocity". Outside Magazine. http://outsideonline.com/magazine/0499/9904terminal.html. Retrieved 2007-08-09. 
3. ^ Dan Osman's Rope Failure Analysis—Possible cause for his death
4. ^ Calhoun, Kitty (1998). "Wet and Wild in Kichatnas". American Alpine Journal (Golden, CO, USA: American Alpine Club) 40 (72): 88–95. ISBN 0-930410-78-5. 
5. ^ "Free-Climbing Lovers Leap" (Video). YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D0P9aPu51A. Retrieved 2007-08-10. 

External links[link]

• The Official Dan Osman Website
• Article about Dan Osman in Outside Magazine

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Osman Pamukoğlu
Personal details
Born	(1947-12-27) December 27, 1947 (age 64) Sinop, Turkey
Political party	Rights and Equality Party
Profession	Politician, Army General
Website	www.hakveesitlik.org.tr

Osman Pamukoğlu (born December 27, 1947) is a retired major general of the Turkish Army and politician who founded the Rights and Equality Party.

He is known for his achievements on the operations against the PKK between 1993 and 1995, as the commander of Hakkari Mountain and Commando Brigade. He holds the title of being only general in Turkish Army honored with 5 medals of 'Establishment of Superior Troops'. He also received two medals of High Courage and Sacrifice and other less significant awards during his service.

On July 28, 2008, he declared a statement on his personal website about the state of the circumstance in which Turkey was, and guiding principles and promised actions of the party. The strong support^{[citation needed]} of the public for his announcement enabled the Rights and Equality Party to be established within the following period of 36 days.

References[link]

• http://www.hakveesitlik.org.tr/osman-pamukoglu-kimdir.html

Topal Osman Agha (1883, Giresun – April 1, 1923, Ankara) was a Turkish militia leader of the late Ottoman and early Republican periods. He commanded the 42nd Giresun Volunteer Regiment and 47th Giresun Volunteer Regiment. His last rank was Lieutenant-colonel of militia (Milis Yarbayı )^[1].

Life[link]

Balkan Wars[link]

This section requires expansion.

He was a veteran of the 1912-1913 Balkan Wars where he became Lame (Turkish: topal).

Murder of Ali Shukri Bey[link]

For his work in the national movement, Osman became commander of Mustafa Kemal's special "Bodyguard Regiment."^[2] and his loyal vassal^{[clarification needed]} Captain of militia Mustafa Kaptan was appointed the commander of the Guard Battalion of the Grand National Assembly^[3]. He choked Trabzon deputy Ali Shukri Bey (Ali Şükrü Bey ) to death on March 27, 1923, in response to Şükrü's criticism of Mustafa Kemal.^[4]

Topal Osman Affair[link]

Mustafa Kemal ordered Ismail Hakki Bey (İsmail Hakkı Tekçe ), who was the commander of the Presidential Guard Battalion, to take Topal Osman and his fellows into custody.^[1] Topal was surrounded at his hideout in Seyran Bağları wards and in the resulting exchange of fire, was wounded and captured on April 1, 1923^[5].

On 2 April, at the insistence of the "Second Group", his body was dug up and hung at the gate of the parliament building (today War of Independence Museum) for exhibition to the public.^[6] According to some sources, his decapitated corpse was hung in the Ulus Square.^[7][8] He now rests in Giresun.^[9]

Legacy[link]

Toktamış Ateş of Istanbul University claims that former primer minister Tansu Çiller had once promised to open a university in Topal's name.^[10]

A statue of him was erected in his home town of Giresun in 2007. The erection of the statue has been linked to retired Gen. Veli Küçük, currently under arrest for serving as a member of Ergenekon.^[11] Küçük's first attempt to erect the statue was in 1981 but it was blocked by the Turkish Historical Society (TTK). Küçük tried again in 2001 but failed in his attempt after strong opposition from Mayor Mehmet Işık. It was finally erected in 2007 with the assistance of Ali Kara, chairman of the local small businessmen group of Giresun. Kara was one of the figures whose deposition was taken during the Ergenekon investigation.^{[citation needed]}

References[link]

External links[link]

• Osman Agha (1883-1923)