Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay
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Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay was a Turkish
teacher and reserve warrant officer
. He is considered a "martyr of revolution" ("Devrim Şehidi") in Turkey.
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).
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
teacher and reserve warrant officer
Warrant Officer
A warrant officer is an officer in a military organization who is designated an officer by a warrant, as distinguished from a commissioned officer who is designated an officer by a commission, or from non-commissioned officer who is designated an officer by virtue of seniority.The rank was first...
. He is considered a "martyr of revolution" ("Devrim Şehidi") in Turkey.
Biography
Kubilay, the son of a Cretan TurkCretan Turks
The Cretan Turks, Turco-Cretans , or Cretan Muslims were the Muslim inhabitants of Crete and now their descendants, who settled principally in Turkey, the Levant, and Egypt as well as in the larger Turkish diaspora.After the Ottoman conquest of Crete...
family, was born in İzmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
, Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
in 1906. After completing his education to become a teacher, he was sent to Menemen
Menemen
Menemen is a district of İzmir Province in Turkey as well as the district's central town. The district extends on a fertile plain formed by the alluvial soil carried by the Gediz River...
for his military obligation.
Lieutenant Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay was killed by a group of fundamentalist
Islamic fundamentalism
Islamic fundamentalism is a term used to describe religious ideologies seen as advocating a return to the "fundamentals" of Islam: the Quran and the Sunnah. Definitions of the term vary. According to Christine L...
rebels in the Menemen Incident
Menemen Incident
The Menemen Incident refers to a chain of incidents which occurred in Menemen, a small town in the Aegean region of Turkey, on 23 December 1930...
. There is an elementary school in his name in Menemen
Menemen
Menemen is a district of İzmir Province in Turkey as well as the district's central town. The district extends on a fertile plain formed by the alluvial soil carried by the Gediz River...
(Kubilay Ilkokulu).