| Hayrullah Fişek | |
|---|---|
| Mirliva Hayrullah Pasha (11 November 1932) | |
| Turkish Army | |
| Ministry of National Defence Undersecretary of State | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 June 1885 Kalkandelen, Ottoman Empire (actual Tetovo, Macedonia) |
| Died | 13 July 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 of State, Ministry of National Defence).
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Hayrullah Fişek, born in Kalkandelen (now Tetovo), was an 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].
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 a 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]
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.