Military ranks of Turkey

thumb|left|150px|Binbaşı shoulder mark of modern-day Turkish Armed Forces

Çavuş, also anglicized Chaush and Chiaus (from / ; ; from Old Turkic Çabuş or Çawuş, "person who gives order or yells") was an Ottoman title used for two separate soldier professions, both acting as messengers although differing in levels. It was a rank below agha and kethüda (from Persian, kad-khuda, "magistrate"), in units such as the Janissaries and Sipahi, and was also a term for members of the specialized unit of çavuşān (, also çavuşiyye, çavuş(an)-i divan(i)) consisting of combined cavalry and infantry serving the Imperial Council (as in Ottoman Egypt). The leaders of the council's çavu

Ottoman Turkish title and naval rank

the highest rank in the Turkish army, equivalent of a Field Marshal in other countries