Şevkipaşazade Ayetullah Bey (; 1888 in

Kadıköy Kadıköy (), known in classical antiquity and during the Roman and Byzantine eras as Chalcedon ( gr, Χαλκηδών), is a large, populous, and cosmopolitan district in the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey, on the northern shore of the Sea o ...

Istanbul ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = 34 , blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD , blank_i ...

– 1919), was an Ottoman Empire footballer of Circassian descent. Dağlaroğlu Rüştü, "1907–1987 Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü Tarihi", Ofset Matbaa-Yayıncılık,

İstanbul ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = 34 , blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD , blank_in ...

, 1987, sy. 28 He was the founder and second president of the major Turkish

multi-sport club A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports. Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...

Fenerbahçe SK between 1908–09.

Biography

Ayetullah Bey became the first secretary general when he was just 22. In addition, he served the club as a goalkeeper and defender. Ayetullah Bey, graduated from Saint Joseph’s College. He came from the House of Anzorq in the Ubykh tribe of

Circassians The Circassians (also referred to as Cherkess or Adyghe; Adyghe and Kabardian: Адыгэхэр, romanized: ''Adıgəxər'') are an indigenous Northwest Caucasian ethnic group and nation native to the historical country-region of Circassia ...

Ayetullah Bey's father was a brigadier general in the Ottoman Army. His name was Şevki Pasha. Ayetullah Bey was known as "Şevkipaşazade". After graduating from,

Lycée Saint-Joseph, Istanbul Lycée Saint-Joseph ( tr, İstanbul Özel Saint-Joseph Fransız Lisesi) is a private high school located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is a French school founded in 1870. Classes are taught in Turkish, French, and English. Fenerbahçe S.K. was forme ...

he started to work as a civil servant in the

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. He then resigned and founded a company that sells water. He was a member of the first squads of Fenerbahçe, playing as the goalkeeper. Later, he also served the club as a president.

References

External links

Fenerbahçe official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ayetullah Bey 1888 births 1919 deaths Footballers from Istanbul Fenerbahçe S.K. presidents Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football goalkeepers People from the Ottoman Empire of Circassian descent Footballers from the Ottoman Empire Turkish men's footballers