| Hayrullah Fişek | |
|---|---|
| |
| Mirliva Hayrullah Pasha (11 November 1932) | |
| Turkish Army | |
| Undersecretary for the Ministry of National Defence | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 3, 1885 Kalkandelen, Ottoman Empire (actual Tetovo, Macedonia) |
| Died | July 13, 1975 (aged 90) Ankara, Turkey |
| Nationality | Ottoman, Turkish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ottoman Empire, Turkey |
| Rank | Mirliva |
| Battles/wars | First Balkan War Second Balkan War World War I Caucasus Campaign Battle of Sakarya |
| Awards | Turkish Medal of Independence Medjidie |
General Hayrullah Fişek (1885–1975) was a career officer in the Turkish army (Captain, Ottoman War Academy, 1904 - rtd. 1945, Major-General (Mirliva)[1] Undersecretary for the Ministry of National Defence).
Life[]
Hayrullah Fişek, born in Kalkandelen (now Tetovo), was a senior officer in the Turkish army. Hayrullah was given the name Fişek, meaning cartridge in Turkish. Hayrullah Fişek was a direct descendant of Süleyman Aga "Fişekçi" (born around 1775 in Kalkandelen), the founder of the Fişek family. His parents were Hafiz Süleyman Efendi (1849 Kalkandelen – 1894 Balıkesir), a Land Registry Officer and Fatma Hanko (1847 Kalkandelen –1930 Istanbul), Sheikh Mustafa Ruhi Efendi's daughter.[2]
Military career[]
He entered Military Academy in 1901. He completed the Military Academy as the seventh of the class in 1904 (1320-P.7) and joined the Ottoman military as an Infantry Second Lieutenant (Mülazım-ı Sani). In 1906, he entered the Staff Collage and he graduated as a Distinguished Captain (Mümtaz Yüzbaşı).[3]
During the Turkish Independence War, he participated in the Battle of Sakarya as the chief of staff of the Provisional Corps (Mürettep Kolordu)[4] and he served as the chief of staff of XIV Corps, Kocaeli Group, III Corps with the rank of staff lieutenant colonel.[5] He also participated in battle at Balıkesir, Soma and Bandırma. He retired in 1946.[6]
Family[]
He had one sister named Hatice (1873–1902) and 3 brothers : Abdülhâmit Bey (1866–1917), a Finance officer, Nuri Bey (1878–1945), and Zekeriya Bey (1880–1932), both offciers of the Turkish Army.
Hayrullah married his wife Mukaddes Fişek (1891–1958) and had two sons: Prof. Dr. Nusret Fişek M.D. (1914–1990), Undersecretary, Ministry of Health and Prof. Dr. Hicri Fişek (1918–2002), Professor of International Law.
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References[]
- ↑ Mahmut Goloğlu, Cumhuriyete doğru, 1921-1922, Başnur Matbaası, p. 307. (Turkish)
- ↑ Nathalie Clayer (in French). Aux origines du nationalisme albanais: la naissance d'une nation. http://books.google.fr/books?id=umotBF3KFWgC&q=mustafaEfendi#v=onepage&q=mustafa%20Efendi&f=false. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ↑ Harp Akademileri Komutanlığı, Harp Akademilerinin 120 Yılı, İstanbul, 1968, p. 37. (Turkish)
- ↑ Sabahattin Özel, Kocaeli ve Sakarya İllerinde Millî Mücadele (1919-1922), Adapazarı Belediyesi, 1987, p. 165. (Turkish)
- ↑ War of Independence Generals list, Afyon Kocatepe University
- ↑ Nusret Baycan, "Türk İstiklâl Harbinde Terfi veya Takdirname ile Taltif Edilen Subaylar", (Gnkur. ATASE Başkanlığı Arşivi, Dosya No. 2, 1320-P.3 : 1325-P.1587) p. 25.
External links[]
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