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Tümgeneral Mehmet Selahattin ADİL 1881 yılında İstanbul’da doğdu. Harp Okulundan 1900 yılında teğmen, devam ettiği Harp Akademisinden 1902 yılında kurmay yüzbaşı olarak mezun oldu. 9 Mart 1905’te kurmay kıdemli yüzbaşılığa, 24 Ekim 1908’de kurmay binbaşılığa terfi etti. 1910 yılına kadar ordunun çeşitli kademelerinde görev aldı. 22 Aralık 1910’da Bükreş askerî ataşesi olarak atandı. Trablusgarp Savaşı’na katıldı. 29 Eylül 1912’de Vardar Ordusu Kurmaylığına atandı ve Balkan Savaşı’na bu görevle katıldı. 25 Temmuz 1913’te tekrar Bükreş askerî ataşesi olarak atandı. 10 Ağustos 1913’te istifa ederek bu görevinden ayrıldı. 28 Ağustos 1913’te Genel Karargâh Kurmaylığına, 14 Ekim 1913’te Osmanlı-Bulgar Sınırı Belirleme Komisyonuna, 16 Aralık 1913’te Genelkurmay 2’nci Şubesine tayin edildi. 17 Ocak 1914’te Harbiye Dairesi 4’üncü Sahra Topçu Şube müdürü olarak atandı. 7 Mayıs 1914’te tekrar Osmanlı-Bulgar Sınırı Belirleme Komisyonuna tayin edildi. 15 Ağustos 1914’te Çanakkale Boğazı Müstahkem Mevki Komutanlığı kurmay başkanı oldu. Birinci Dünya Savaşı’na bu görevle başladı. 29 Kasım 1914’te kurmay yarbay oldu. 28 Nisan 1915’te 4’üncü Kolordu 12’nci Tümen komutanı, 18 Eylül 1915’te 13’üncü Tümen komutanı oldu ve bu görevde iken 15 Aralık 1915’te kurmay albay oldu. 6 Haziran 1916’da 11’inci Kolordu komutanı, 19 Ekim 1916’da 19’uncu Kolordu komutanı, 18 Kasım 1916’da 19’uncu Kolordu komutanı, 8 Kasım 1917’de Çanakkale Boğazı Müstahkem Mevki komutanı olarak atandı. 30 Aralık 1918’de 17’nci Kolordu komutanı, 5 Kasım 1919’da İmalat-ı Harbiye genel müdürü olarak tayin edildi. 15 Haziran 1920’de Mudanya yolu ile Anadolu’ya geçti ve Millî Mücadele’ye katıldı. 27 Haziran 1920’de Adana Cephesi komutanı oldu. 13 Eylül 1921’de 2’nci Kolordu komutanı olarak atandı ve bu görevde iken 15 Ekim 1921’de tümgeneral oldu. 17 Mayıs 1922’de MSB müsteşarı, 10 Aralık 1922’de İstanbul komutanı olarak atandı. 29 Eylül 1923’te kendi isteğiyle emekli oldu. Sivil yaşamında 1950-1953 yılları arasında Ankara milletvekili olarak görev yaptı. Osmanlı Devleti, Alman İmparatorluğu ve Avusturya-Macaristan İmparatorluğu tarafından verilen çeşitli nişan ve madalyalar ile TBMM tarafından verilen İstiklal Madalyası sahibi olan Tümgeneral Mehmet Selahattin ADİL, 27 Şubat 1961’de vefat etmiştir.

Major General Mehmet Selahattin ADIL was born in Istanbul in 1881. He graduated from the Military Academy as a lieutenant in 1900, and from the War College as a staff captain in 1902. He was promoted to the rank of staff lieutenant commander on March 9, 1905, staff major October 24, 1908. He served in varied positions in the army until 1910. He was appointed as the military attaché of Bucharest on December 22, 1910. He participated in Turco-Italian War. He was appointed as the staff officer of Vardar Army on September 29, 1912 and participated in Balkan War with this duty. He was re-appointed as the military attaché of Bucharest on July 25, 1913. He resigned from his duty on August 10, 1913. He was appointed to General Headquarters Staff on August 28, 1913; to Demarcation Commission of Ottoman-Bulgarian Border on October 14, 1913; to 2nd Section of General Staff on December 16, 1913. He was appointed as the director of the 4th Field Artillery Section of the War Office on January 17, 1914. He was re-appointed to Demarcation Commission of Ottoman-Bulgarian Border on May 7, 1914. He became chief of staff of Çanakkale Strait Fortress Command on August 15, 1914. He entered the First World War with this duty. He became staff lieutenant colonel on November 29, 1914. He became the commander of the 12th Division of 4th Corps on April 28, 1915, the commander of the 13th Division on September 18, 1915 and during his duty he became staff colonel on December 15, 1915. He was appointed as the commander of the 11th Corps on June 6, 1916; the commander of the 19th Corps on October 19, 1916; the commander of 19th Corps on November 18, 1916; the commander of Çanakkale Strait Fortress on November 8, 1917. He was appointed as the commander of the 17th Corps on December 30, 1918, general manager of İmalat-ı Harbiye (Military Factories) on November 5, 1919. He passed to Anatolia through Mudanya on June 15, 1920 and participated in War of Independence. He became the commander of Adana Front on June 27, 1920. He was appointed as the commander of the 2nd Corps on September 13, 1921 and during his duty, he became major general on October 15, 1921. He was appointed as undersecretary of Ministry of National Defence on May 17, 1922, as the commander of Istanbul on December 10, 1922. He retired at his own request on September 29, 1923. In his civilian life, he served as the deputy for Ankara between 1950 and 1953. Major General Mehmet Selahattin ADIL who had various decorations and medals decorated by the Ottoman Empire, German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire as well as the Independence Medal decorated by Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA), passed away on February 27, 1961.