Mehmed Şükrü Pasha

Mehmed Şükrü Pasha (1857 – 5 June 1916) was a general (Birindji ferik) in the Ottoman Army.[1]

Mehmed Şükrü Pasha
Lieutenant General Mehmed Şükrü Pasha.
Birth nameMehmed Şükrü
Born1857
Erzurum, Ottoman Empire
Died1916 (aged 58–59)
Constantinople, Turkey
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
Service/branch Ottoman Army
Years of service1879–1916
RankLieutenant General
Battles/warsFirst Balkan War

Biography

He was the only child of Kolağası (Senior Captain) Mustafa and Muhsine from the Turkish[2]Ayabakan family, and was born in Erzurum in 1857. He started his education in Erzincan Military High School with great interest in military service when he was a child, but after his father's death, his mother remarried, he got offended, moved away from his environment, entered the Sütlüce Artillery School in Istanbul, and graduated from the War College in 1879 as an Artillery Lieutenant.[3] He defended the city of Edirne, which was besieged by the Bulgarians during the Balkan Wars, under difficult conditions for 155 days. There is a monument in Edirne built in his name.[4]

He died on 5 June 1916 at his home in Istanbul. He was buried in Merkezefendi Cemetery.[5]

References
  1. "The 1912–13 Balkan Wars and the Siege of Edirne" (PDF). Middle Eastern Studies. July 2004. p. 61.
  2. "Yirminci Asırda Türk Meselesi II". huseyinnihalatsiz.com.
  3. "Mehmet Şükrü Paşa(1857-1916)". www.edirne.gov.tr. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  4. Dosyaları, Türkiye ve Dünya Haberleri, Analizler, Yorumlar, Makaleler, Araştırma. "Edirne'de 155 günlük direnişin kahramanı Şükrü Paşa" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "Mehmet Şükrü Paşa(1857-1916)". www.edirne.gov.tr. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
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