Selâhattin Âdil was the son of Âdil Pasha, an admiral in the Imperial Ottoman Navy

Selâhattin Âdil (January 19, 1882; Constantinople (Istanbul) – February 27, 1961; Istanbul) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. He fought in the Gallipoli Campaign during the First World War. He led a Turkish army corps during the Turkish War of Independence. However, he resigned in 1923 because of disagreements with the abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate. In the 1950s he joined the Democrat Party led by Adnan Menderes. He retired in 1953 after developing differences with the party.

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  • Selahattin Adil (ed. Enver Koray), Hayat Mücadeleleri- Selahattin Adil Paşa'nın Hatıraları, Zafer Matbaası, 1982.

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