Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay

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Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay (1930)

Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay (* 1906 in Kozan , Adana , Turkey as Mustafa Fehmi ; † December 23, 1930 in Menemen ) was a Turkish teacher and reserve officer. When he was murdered by religious fanatics, he became a symbol of Turkish secularism .

Life

Kubilay was born in Kozan in 1906. His family immigrated from Crete in 1902 and later settled in Izmir . His real name was Mustafa Fehmi. He completed his school education in the years 1913-1919 in Aydın . He then began training as a tailor and passed the entrance exam for teacher training in Antalya during his apprenticeship . He completed his teacher training in 1926. During his training, Mustafa Fehmi took on the name Kubilay. In doing so, he followed the widespread tradition of taking the name of a well-known Turk from pre-Islamic times. Kubilay first worked as a teacher in Aydın. He later worked at the Zafer Elementary School in Menemen.

death

Şehit Kubilay Anıtı Martyr Kubilay Monument in Menemen

Kubilay was shot in Menemen in 1930 during a religiously motivated uprising against the secularization of the Republic of Turkey initiated by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in 1923 and then beheaded. In Turkey, the murder is referred to as the Kubilay event (Turkish: Kubilay Olayı ) after the name of the murdered person, or the Menemen event (Turkish: Menemen Olayı ) after the location of the crime . Two other people were killed in the events. The perpetrators were religious fanatics. They were led by a dervish named Mehmet, who had previously proclaimed himself a Mehdi and stated that he wanted to protect the religion. Mehmet was in contact with the well-known Nakşibendi Sheikh Esat Efendi from Istanbul.

The government declared a state of emergency and arrested more than 2,000 people. A total of 105 people were brought before a military tribunal. The court handed down 37 death sentences , 28 of which were carried out. In secular circles in Turkey, Kubilay is seen as a victim of religious fanaticism. The army holds an annual memorial service in Menemen in his honor.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Touraj Atabaki (ed.): The state and the subaltern. London 2007, p. 155.
  2. ↑ Metin Heper: İsmet İnönü. The Making of a Turkish Statesman. Leiden 1998, p. 101.
  3. ^ Klaus Kreiser: Small Turkey Lexicon. Munich 1992, sv Kubilay
  4. ^ Erik Jan Zürcher: Turkey. London 2004, p. 179.
  5. ^ Message from Anadolu Ajansı dated February 3, 1931 .
  6. ^ William M. Hale: Turkish politics and the military. London 1994, p. 81.
personal data
SURNAME Kubilay, Mustafa Fehmi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Turkish teacher and national hero
DATE OF BIRTH 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Izmir , Ottoman Empire
DATE OF DEATH December 23, 1930
Place of death Menemen