Mehmed Şükrü Pasha

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

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Mehmed Şükrü Pasha
Lieutenant General Mehmed Şükrü Pasha.
Birth name	Mehmed Şükrü
Born	1857 Erzurum, Ottoman Empire
Died	1916 (aged 58–59) Istanbul, Turkey
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire
Service / branch	Ottoman Army
Years of service	1879–1916
Rank	Lieutenant General
Battles / wars	First Balkan War

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]

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