After the war he was united with his Anatolian wife with prisoner exchange and shortly after his family from Serres, whom he did not see since 1912 came to Manisa with the Population exchange between Greece and Turkey. He was accused with Independence Tribunals on the charges of expropriating the belongings of Çerkez Ethem up to point that his wife's jewellery were considered as booty. However, he was pardoned, and all belongings were returned and with consideration he and 167 others were subsequently awarded with the famous İstiklal Madalyası, the medal of Independence.
