He studied at Sadık Hoca Mektebi in Rumeli Kavağı between 1882 and 1884. And he continued to study at Tedrisiye-i Haybiye Mektebi in Sarıyer between 1884 and 1886, at Salonica Military School ("Selânik Askerî Rüşdiyesi" ) between 1886 and 1887, at Soğukçeşme Askerî Rüşdiyesi between 1887 and 1890. And he learned Arabic and Persian languages from his grandfather Hacı Bekir Efendi, who had studied in Egypt and Baghdad and was one of the prominent intelligentsia at the time. He continued to Kuleli Military High School ("Kuleli Askerî İdadisi") between 1890 and 1893. After graduating from Kuleli military highschool, he entered Harbiye Mektibi ("Mekteb-i Füsûn-u Harbiyye-i Şâhâne") in Pangaltı, 29 April 1893. He completed the military school as the seventh of the class on 28 January 1896 and joined the Ottoman military as an Infantry Second Lieutenant ("Mülâzım-ı Sani").