Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay

Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay (November 15, 1906, Adana, Kozan – December 23, 1930, Menemen) was a Turkish teacher and second lieutenant.

Kubilay, the son of Hüseyin and Zeynep, who were Cretan Turks, was born Mustafa Fehmi in Kozan, Adana, Ottoman Empire in 1906.

Mustafa Fehmi adopted a surname after graduation in accordance with Kemalist policies and chose the name Kubilay.

Lieutenant Kubilay was killed and beheaded by the Naqshbandi (Turkish: Nakşibendi) order Sufi protesters after the troops he commanded fired with wooden bullets into the crowd of armed demonstrators in the Menemen Incident.

A military honor guard stands continuous watch at the memorial site, which contains the graves of several Turkish soldiers who were killed in the line of duty.