Mustafa Fevzi Çakmak (1292/1876-1950) was a Turkish marshal, statesman, and politician. He was born in Istanbul, into a military family with religious and revolutionary members. Except for one year of schooling in Salonika (Thessaloniki), he received his military education in Istanbul and graduated as a staff captain (Erkan-ı Harp Yüzbaşısı, Erkān-ı Ḥarb Yüzbāşısı) from the Erkan-ı Harbiye Mektebi (Erkān-ı Ḥarbiyye Mektebi, General Staff Academy) in 1316/1898. He served in the Balkans during his early military career (1316-31/1899-1913) and also belonged