Ayetullah Bey

Şevkipaşazade Ayetullah Bey, was an Ottoman Empire footballer of Circassian descent. He was the founder and second president of the major Turkish multi-sport club Fenerbahçe S.K. between 1908 and 1909.

Biography

Ayetullah Bey became the first secretary general when he was just 22. In addition, he served the club as a goalkeeper and defender. Ayetullah Bey, graduated from Lycée Saint-Joseph. He came from the House of Anzorq in the Ubykh tribe of Circassians.
Ayetullah Bey's father was Şevki Pasha, a brigadier general in the Ottoman Army. Ayetullah Bey was known as "Şevkipaşazade". After graduating from Lycée Saint-Joseph he started to work as a civil servant in the Ottoman Bank. He then resigned and founded a company that sells water. He was a member of the first squads of Fenerbahçe, playing as the goalkeeper. Later, he also served the club as a president.
He died in 1919 in Istanbul. He was buried in Karacaahmet Cemetery, Istanbul.