Hayrullah Fişek


General Hayrullah Fişek was a career officer in the Turkish army.

Life

Hayrullah Fişek, born in Kalkandelen, 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", the founder of the Fişek family.
His parents were Hafiz Süleyman Efendi, a Land Registry Officer and Fatma Hanko, Sheikh Mustafa Ruhi Efendi's daughter. He was of Albanian descent.

Military career

He entered Military Academy in 1901. He completed the Military Academy as the seventh of the class in 1904 and joined the Ottoman military as an Infantry Second Lieutenant. In 1906, he entered the Staff College and he graduated as a Distinguished Captain.
During the Turkish Independence War, he participated in the Battle of Sakarya as the chief of staff of the Provisional Corps and he served as the chief of staff of XIV Corps, Kocaeli Group, III Corps with the rank of staff lieutenant colonel. He also participated in battle at Balıkesir, Soma and Bandırma. He retired in 1946.

Family

He had one sister named Hatice and 3 brothers : Abdülhâmit Bey, a Finance officer, Nuri Bey, and Zekeriya Bey, both officers of the Turkish Army.
Hayrullah married his wife Mukaddes Fişek and had two sons: Prof. Dr. Nusret Fişek M.D., Undersecretary, Ministry of Health and Prof. Dr. Hicri Fişek, Professor of International Law.

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