''Birinci ferik'' or ''ferik-i evvel'' (corresponding to the earlier Ottoman rank of ''
Serdar'') was a military rank of the
Ottoman Army. The title means "''First
Ferik''" and was senior to a ''Ferik'' and junior only to the ''
Müşir'' (equivalent to
Field Marshal
Field marshal (or field-marshal, abbreviated as FM) is the most senior military rank, senior to the general officer ranks. Usually, it is the highest rank in an army (in countries without the rank of Generalissimo), and as such, few persons a ...
).
The collar mark (later
shoulder mark) and
cap (until 1933) of a ''Birinci Ferik'' had three stripes and three stars during the early years of the Turkish Republic.
The rank of birinci ferik was abolished on November 26, 1934, in accordance with Article 3 of Law No. 2590 on the Abolition of Nicknames and Titles. With Decree No. 2295, issued on April 9, 1935, the equivalent of the birinci ferik rank was designated as
army general.
See also
*
Comparative military ranks of World War I
References
Military ranks of the Ottoman Empire
Turkish words and phrases
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