[2] The rank of Mareşal can trace its origins to the Ottoman Empire, where the rank of Mushir (Arabic: مشير) was bestowed upon senior commanders upon order of the ruling Sultan.
[citation needed] 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.
[3] The corresponding rank in the Turkish Navy is Büyük amiral.
[4] Only two people were bestowed the rank Mareşal to date, both for their successes in the Turkish War of Independence.
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