Born into a family of Turkish origin,[4] he was promoted to Serasker by Sultan Abdul Hamid II.

[citation needed] He had a grip upon the Ottoman Empire as the Sultan by all accounts was weak, having inherited the title from his brother Abdülaziz.

He is buried in the courtyard where the tomb of Mahmud II is located, along with other notable figures of that period.

Due to his successful and outstanding work, he attracted the attention of the Governor and Commander of Crete Muşir Omar Pasha and was appointed as the chief master.

Upon the outbreak of the Montenegrin rebellion, he was assigned as the deputy battalion commander in Muğla in Trebin.

During the collision with the Greeks in Yenişehir, he resigned from the military when he received a telegram from his family in Istanbul asking him to search his home.

[citation needed] In 1881 he was promoted to the rank of Miralay and was appointed as the Commander of the Izmit Redif Regiment.

When the place of duty was reacted by the soldiers, he was immediately summoned to the Yildiz Palace in Istanbul.

Abdulhamid was ordered to be promoted to the rank of Mirliva by Seraskery and continued his duty in Edirne.