Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay

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Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay (1906-1930) was a Turkish national hero, considered a martyr of Turkish revolution.

[edit] Biography

Kubilay, the son of a Cretan Turk family, was born in İzmir, Ottoman Empire in 1906. After completing his education to become a teacher, he was sent to Menemen for his military obligation.

Lieutenant Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay was killed by a group of fundamentalist rebels in the Menemen Incident. There is an elementary school in his name in Menemen (Kubilay Ilkokulu).

[edit] References

• Who is Who - Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay
• Belgenet.com - Mememen - Kubilay Incident