The influence of Mustafa Zeki Pasha on the progress of the Turkish veterinary medicine

Good results of the administration of Mustafa Zeki Pasha, as the General Minister of Military Schools and Field Marshal of the Imperial Arsenal of Ordanance and Artillery, on the progress of Turkish veterinary medicine is unforgettable. Above all, he accepted that veterinary art was very important for the country and tried to make it a respectable and attractive profession. He improved the education in the veterinary classes. He secured the rank of captain for the new graduates instead of lieutenancy. He sent the most capable students to France for veterinary medical education for the purpose of training new instructors. Veterinary bacteriology started in Turkey under the auspices of his administration.