Mareşal (Turkey)

Mareşal is the highest rank in the Turkish Land Forces and Turkish Air Force. It is the equivalent of a field marshal in other countries.

The rank of Mareşal can trace its origins to the Ottoman Empire, where the rank of Mushir (مشير) was bestowed upon senior commanders upon order of the ruling Sultan.

The word mariscalcus in Latin, had parts from the old-German words meaning horse and servant.

The rank of Mareşal can only be bestowed by the National Assembly, and only given to a general who leads an army, and/or air force with an extraordinary success in battle gaining a victory over the enemy.

The corresponding rank in the Turkish Navy is Büyük amiral.

List of Turkish Marshals
Only two people were bestowed the rank Mareşal to date, both for their successes in the Turkish War of Independence.