His father's name is Ali and his mother's name is Naime. In 1906, he completed his graduation in Istanbul. In the same year, he was appointed to Edirne. Çorlu, Sofulu, Keşan, and Uzunköprü, as he worked in the district offices. Later, he became the governor of the villages of Nablus (Jordan), Denizli. During the Turkish War of Independence, he founded the Menderes defense line in Sarayköy. He joined the Turkish National Movement when he was the governor of Denizli, and helped the Kuvay-ı Milliye units in the region.
