Ferik (rank)
Ferik (Arabic: فريق, romanized: Fariq) is a military rank used in the militaries of many Arab nations, and formerly of the Ottoman Armed Forces. Usually, it ranks below Fariq 'awal (Arabic: فريق أول) and above Liwa (Arabic: لواء).
| Military ranks of the Ottoman Empire | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ottoman ranks | Western equivalents | |
| Officers | ||
| Müşir مشیر | Field marshal | |
| Birinci Ferik (Serdar) فریق أول | General | |
| Ferik فریق | Lieutenant general | |
| Mirliva میر لوا | Major general,Brigadier general | |
| Miralay میر آلای | ||
| Kaymakam قائم مقام | ||
| Binbaşı بڭباشی | ||
| Kolağası (Sağ Kolağası / Sol Kolağası) قول آغاسی | No Equivalent | |
| Yüzbaşı یوزباشی | Captain | |
| Mülâzım-ı Evvel ملازم أول | First lieutenant | |
| Mülâzım-ı Sani ملازم ثانی | Second lieutenant | |
| Non-commissioned officers | ||
| Çavuş چاوش | Sergeant | |
| Onbaşı اونباشی | Corporal | |
| Soldiers | ||
| Nefer نفر | Private | |
Ottoman use
It was senior to a Mirliva (Brigadier General, modern Tuğgeneral in the Turkish Army) and junior to a Birinci Ferik (Lieutenant General, modern Korgeneral in the Turkish Army).
The collar mark (later shoulder mark) and cap of a Ferik had three stripes and two stars during the early years of the Turkish Republic. The Ottoman Army and pre-1934 Turkish Army had three general ranks (similar to the British ranking system), while the current Turkish Army has four general ranks (similar to the American ranking system), with the inclusion of General (Orgeneral) as the fourth introduced in 1934.
The title of Ferik was abolished with Act No. 2590 of 26 November 1934 on the Abolition of Titles and Appellations such as Efendi, Bey or Pasha.
Current use
The rank of Fariq is usually equivalent to the Anglophone ranks of lieutenant general, vice admiral and air marshal, depending on the service branch.
| Army | Navy | Air Force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algerian People's National Armed Forces[1] | |||
| French | Général de corps d'armée | ||
| Bahrain Defence Force | |||
| Egyptian Armed Forces[2] | |||
| Iraqi Armed Forces[3] | |||
| Jordanian Armed Forces[4] | |||
| Kuwait Military Forces | |||
| Libyan Armed Forces | |||
| Armed Forces of Mauritania[5] | |||
| Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces | |||
| Qatar Armed Forces | |||
| Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia[6] | |||
| Sudanese Armed Forces[7] | |||
| Syrian Armed Forces[8] | |||
| Tunisian Armed Forces[9] | |||
| Variant | فريق بالبحرية Fariq bialbahria | ||
| French | Général de division | Vice-amiral | Général de division |
| United Arab Emirates Armed Forces | |||
| Republic of Yemen Armed Forces | |||
See also
References
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- ^ "Les grades des officers de la marine". emam.defense.tn (in French). Ministry of Defence (Tunisia). Retrieved 10 June 2021.