Mehmed Şükrü Pasha

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Mehmed Şükrü Pasha
Birth name	Mehmed Şükrü
Born	1857 Erzurum, Ottoman Empire
Died	1916 (aged 58–59) Constantinople, Turkey
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire
Service/branch	Ottoman Army
Battles/wars	First Balkan War

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

Biography[]

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.^[2]

He died on 5 June 1916 at his home in Istanbul. He was buried in Merkezefendi Cemetery.^[3]

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