his actions by accusing the Armenians of being a threat to the Ottoman Empire. He wrote: Later years He was jailed by the British Occupying Forces in Constantinople, but escaped and fled to Moscow. In accordance with the terms of the Treaty of Moscow (1921) signed between the Ankara Government and the Soviet leadership, he carried the gold bullion sent by Lenin to Ankara, to pay for Turkey's return of Batumi to the Soviets. Since he was not permitted to stay in Turkey at the time, he first moved back to Moscow and then to Berlin. He was permitted to return to Turkey after the declaration of the Republic of Turkey in 1923. He died in 1957 in Istanbul. His last wish was to have rakı (an alcoholic drink) poured on his grave, which became a source of controversy among conservatives in Turkey. See also Witnesses and testimonies of the Armenian genocide Sources Biographical note - Khalil Pasha - downloaded from FirstWorldWar.com, January 13, 2006. References 1881 births 1957 deaths Date of birth unknown Armenian genocide perpetrators Ottoman Army generals Civil servants from the Ottoman Empire Ottoman Military Academy alumni Ottoman Military College alumni Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars Ottoman military personnel of World War I Pan-Turkists Pashas Military personnel from Istanbul Turkish nationalists Enver Pasha Committee of Union and Progress politicians Ottoman governors of Baghdad Sayfo perpetrators