| Mustafa Muğlalı 1316-P. 21[1] | |
| Birth Date: | 1882 |
| Death Date: | 11 December 1951 (aged 69) |
| Birth Place: | Muğla, Ottoman Empire |
| Death Place: | Gülhane Military Hospital, Ankara, Turkey |
| Placeofburial: | State Cemetery |
| Allegiance: |  Turkey |
| Serviceyears: | Ottoman: 1901–1921 Turkey: 20 September 1921 – 26 July 1947 |
| Rank: | Orgeneral |
| Commands: | Chief of Staff of Adana Area Command, Chief of Staff of the X Corps, 44th Division 18th Division, 13th Division, 10th Division, 3rd Division, 11th Division, 41st Division, Chief of Staff of the Third Army, Deputy Second Chief of the General Staff, 57th Division, I Corps, Istanbul Command, III Corps, X Corps, member of the Supreme Military Council, Third Army, member of the Military Supreme Council |
| Known For: | Muğlalı incident |
| Battles: | Balkan Wars First World War War of Independence |
Mustafa Muğlalı (1882 – 11 December 1951) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army. He served as an officer in World War I and the Turkish War of Independence.[2] As a General of the Third Army, he took part in the defense of Diyarbakır during the Sheikh Said Rebellion in 1925.
In 1943, Muğlalı ordered the execution of 33 alleged Kurdish smugglers, an event known as the Muğlalı incident. One of the villagers survived. In 1948, the incident was brought to the attention of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, as potential criminal charges were discussed. On 1 September 1949, Muğlalı was arrested and charged over the incident. In February 1950, a Turkish military court found him guilty of murder and sentenced him to death.[3] However, due to Muğlalı's old age and other extenuating circumstances, such as his dementia, his sentence was later commuted to 20 years in prison.[4] He died in the Gülhane Military Hospital in Ankara while awaiting a final decision from the Supreme Court.[5]