Ottoman Army (1861–1922) - Wikipedia
WEBThe Ottoman Army was the army of the Ottoman Empire after the country was reorganized along modern western European lines during the Tanzimat modernization period.
Ottoman Empire in World War I - Wikipedia
WEBThe Ottoman Empire was one of the Central Powers of World War I. It entered the war on 29 October 1914 with a small surprise attack on the Black Sea coast of Russia, which prompted Russia to declare war on 2 November 1914. Ottoman forces fought the Entente in the Balkans and the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I.
The forgotten soldier of World War I
WEBThe forgotten soldier of World War I. Notes from the diary of a Turkish soldier, who fought in Gallipoli, tell us how brutal the Great War was on the other side – the side which was stereotyped as “the sick man of Europe.”
Warfare 1914-1918 (Ottoman Empire/Middle East)
WEBWhen the Ottoman Empire entered the war by the naval bombardment of Russian Black Sea ports on 29 October 1914, its army had already undergone a hasty reorganization and a series of reforms following its catastrophic defeat in the First Balkan War.
Why Turkey hasn't forgotten about the First World War
WEBSep 1, 2014 · Turkey would be a different entity today, had it not been for the First World War. Co-author of the British Council report, Remember the World as well as the War, Anne Bostanci, highlights the effects of the war on Turkey and why especially the younger generation 'remembers'.
The Turkish soldier's experience - New Zealand History
WEBIn 1914 all male subjects of the Ottoman Empire aged between 20 and 45 were liable for military service. Every March the young men who turned 20 that year were drafted into the army as a group cohort or class. They served two years as …
Middle Eastern theatre of World War I - Wikipedia
WEBThe Caucasus Campaign comprised armed conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and the allies, the forces of the latter including Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Central Caspian Dictatorship, and the UK as part of the Middle Eastern theatre, or alternatively named, as part of the Caucasus Campaign during World War I.
Pre-war Military Planning (Ottoman Empire) - 1914-1918-Online
WEBOn the eve of World War I, the Ottoman Empire was exhausted from its involvement in the Balkan Wars (1912-1913) and unprepared to engage in a major war against European powers. It had lost 32.7 percent of its territory and 20 percent of its population.
Occupation during and after the War (Ottoman Empire) - 1914 …
WEBThe occupation of Izmir (Smyrna) on 15 May 1919 may have roused many a Turk from the lethargy that had accompanied defeat in the Great War, but was hardly the major reason for the “upheaval” that followed. The major shock had come with the occupation of Istanbul, capital of the Ottoman Empire.
WEBThe Turkish General Staff (TGS) has an active historical division that has published a 27-volume official military history series concerning the Ottoman Army's participation in the First World War. This essay outlines. the scope of this historical series and presents a brief summary and analysis.
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