Fahrettin Altay

Fahrettin Altay
1315-P. 1[1]
Born(1880-01-20)20 January 1880
İşkodra, Scutari Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (now Albania)
Died25 October 1974(1974-10-25) (aged 94)
Istanbul, Turkey
Buried
Allegiance Ottoman Empire (1902–1920)
 Turkey (1920–1945)
Service/branch Ottoman Army
 Turkish Land Forces
Years of service1902–1945
RankOrgeneral
Commands heldChief of Staff of the III Corps, Deputy undersecretary of the Ministry of War, 6th Division, 26th Division, XV Corps (deputy), 26th Division, XII Corps, III Corps
XII Corps, V Cavalry Group, V Cavalry Corps, First Army (deputy), V Corps, Second Army, First Army, member of the Supreme Military Council
Battles/warsBalkan Wars
World War I
Turkish War of Independence
Turkish capture of Smyrna
Other workMember of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) from Mersin

Fahrettin Altay (12 January 1880 – 25 October 1974) was a Turkish military officer. His surname "Altay" (English: Red horse/colt) was given to him by Atatürk. The Turkish tank Altay is named in honor of him.[2]

  1. ^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 102. (in Turkish)
  2. ^ "Milli tank 'altay' için yola çıkıldı – Ekonomi Haberleri". Radikal. 30 July 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

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