Mehmet Şamil Bey

Mehmet Şamil Bey (born Osman Paşazade Mehmet Şamil,[1] Mehmet Şamil Şhaplı following Surname Law; 1891 – 2 February 1957), was a Turkish diplomat, journalist and sports executive, who was one of 22 founding members[lower-alpha 1] and first president of Turkish sports club Beşiktaş J.K.[1][3][4][5] His presidency lasted 5 years between 1903 and 1908.[6][7]

Mehmet Şamil Şhaplı
1st President of Beşiktaş JK
In office
1903–1908
Succeeded byŞükrü Pasha (1908)
Personal details
Born
Osman Paşazade Mehmet Şamil

1891
Medina, Ottoman Empire
Died(1957-02-07)February 7, 1957 (aged 66)
Istanbul, Turkey
Resting placeEyüp Cemetery
CitizenshipTurkish
NationalityTurkish
ParentŞhaplı Osman Ferit Paşa (father)
RelativesHüseyin Bereket Bey, another founding member of Beşiktaş J.K. (brother)
Alma materLycée Saint-Joseph
University of Geneva
Known forFounding member and First president of Beşiktaş J.K.

Biography

Şhaplı, of Circassian descent,[8][9][10] was born as Osman Paşazade Mehmet Şamil in 1891 in Medina, Ottoman Empire (today's Saudi Arabia), as the eldest of 11 siblings of Şhaplı Osman Ferit Pasha[2] and Emire Nefiset Hanım.[11] Osman Ferit Pasha (born in Dagestan[11]), is a descendant of Şhaplı Kubilayko Mahomet Bey, a military figure of Ubykh Tribe in Sochi.[11] Emire Nefiset Hanım is the granddaughter of Shamil, 3rd Imam of Dagestan, the political, military, and spiritual leader of Caucasian resistance to Imperial Russia in the 1800s.[11] Parents of Mehmet Şamil met in Medina, when Osman Ferit Pasha was serving as Shaykh al-Haram of Medina, Ottoman Empire.[11]

Due to new appointment of Osman Ferit Pasha as commander of Taşkışla Military Barracks, the time also when he finished his primary school education, Mehmet Şamil moved to Istanbul with his family where he studied Lycée Saint-Joseph, Istanbul.[11]

In 1902 Autumn, a group of young athletics practitioners including Mehmet Şamil and his brother Hüseyin Bereket used to train gymnastics, weight lifting, wrestling at Şeyhhül Harem Osman Paşa Konağı,[12] Serencebey Neighbourhood, Beşiktaş District of Istanbul.[13] Shortly after in 1902, the group were taken into custody since it was İstibdat period of Ottoman Empire and playing football was prohibited, however they have been released following unfolded fact that they were practising athletics, individually -rather than playing football.[3][13] On contrary, Şehzade Abdülhalim, son of Süleyman Selim Efendi, and grandson of Emperor Abdulmejid, appointed Kenan Bey, a then-well-known boxer and wrestler.[13]

In 1903, the Group founded "Beşiktaş Bereket Jimnastik Kulübü"[lower-alpha 2] (later registered as Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü in 1911).[5]

Following death of his father, Mehmet Şamil moved to Geneva, Switzerland,[11] where he studied Political Science at University of Geneva.[14]

Taken "Şhaplı" as surname following 1934 Surname Law, Mehmet Şamil Şhaplı died on 7 February 1957 in Istanbul.[14] Following his death ceremony at Teşvikiye Mosque, he was buried in Eyüp Cemetery, next to his father's grave.[14]

References
Notes
  1. According to Gürel Yurttaş' study, number of founding members were 26.[2]
  2. Also referred to as "Bereketiko Jimnastik Kulübü" at Circassian-based sources.
Citations
  1. "Founders of Beşiktaş J.K." (in Turkish). Beşiktaş J.K. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  2. Yurttaş 1995, p. 9.
  3. Yurttaş 1995, p. 10.
  4. Yüce 2015, p. 134.
  5. Yalçın Doğan (13 May 1991). "Arabacalılar Değil, "Arabalılar"". Milliyet (in Turkish). p. 15.
  6. "Başkanlarımız" (in Turkish). Beşiktaş J.K. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  7. "Beşiktaş'ın Rüyası Açılıyor" (in Turkish). yeniasya.com.tr. 11 February 2009. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  8. "Kurucular Kafkas Kökenliler". Milliyet (in Turkish). 6 August 2005. p. 12.
  9. "Renkleri sarı-lacivert, amblemi Kartal'dı" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 9 May 2017. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  10. Ayşe Emel Mesci (11 June 2018). "Beşiktaş Kulübü ve Çerkezler" (in Turkish). Cumhuriyet. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  11. Tuğrul Yenidoğan (12 September 2009). "Mahalle Takımlığından Asırlık Çınarlığa Beşiktaş" (in Turkish). kafkasevi.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  12. "Beşiktaş'ın kurulduğu tarihi binaya plaket" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 26 July 2003. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  13. Durupınar 2002, p. 19.
  14. "Şamil Şhaplı". Yeni Kafkas (in Turkish). 1 March 1957. p. 2.
Books
  • Durupınar, Mehmet (2002). Beşiktaş Tarihi İlkleriyle Unutulmayanlarıyla Yüzüncü Yılında (in Turkish). Istanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları. ISBN 975-080-456-2.
  • Yurttaş, Gürel (1995). Kartal'ın Pençesi (in Turkish). Istanbul: AD Yayıncılık. ISBN 975-325-017-7.
  • Yüce, Mehmet (2015). İdmancı Ruhlar: Futbol Tarihimizin Klasik Devreleri: 1923-1952 Türkiye Futbol Tarihi - 2. Cilt (in Turkish). Istanbul: İletişim Yayınları. ISBN 9789750516955.
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