Fahrettin Altay (January 12, 1880; İşkodra – 25 October 1974; Emirgan, Istanbul) was an Ottoman officer and Turkish general. He was born to Ismail Bey and Hayriye Hanım in İşkodra (present day: Shkodër). Fahrettin said, My eyes were full when I received the telegram. Atatürk deemed me worthy of surname Altay for the memory of the football match of Altay that we had watched together and he had been affected. The main battle tank Altay is named in honor of him.