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    Officer Rank Insignia used in the Turkish Army 1909 - 2012


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    Officer Rank Insignia used in the Turkish Army

    1909 - 2012

    By : Instructor Col. Kadir Türker GEÇER

    Silahlı Kuvvetler Dergisi (Journal of the Turkish Armed Forces) Ocak (January) 2012,

    ANKARA,TURKEY

    Sayı (Issue No): 411

    Pages 68-85,

    Edited by: Demir Erman

    Please download it from Documents Archive of GMIC

    http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/files/file/37-rank-insignia-used-in-the-turkish-army-since-1909/

    Regards

    Demir

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    WW1

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    Military Insignia page 43(1953):

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    After some point (probably mid 1930s) officer and NCO uniforms were the same. NCO's had smaller cap badges and istead of shoulder epaulets, the carried their ranks on left arm only until late 1950's

    1944:

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    1951:

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    A photo of a group of officers during the Independence War (source: Iclal Orses). Uniforms are from the period 1920-24. And rank insignia table (source: Turker Gecer) to compare.

    A gendarmerie first lieutenant second from left first row.

    2nd row from left: in the middle a silver collar Brigadier, 4th from left: artillery brigadier

    Other officers? please try to find their ranks by comparing their collars with the table given. :jumping:

    Ottoman Army / Turkish Republic Army / English

    Musir / Maresal / Field Marshal
    - ----- / Orgeneral / General 4-star
    Birinci Ferik / Korgeneneral / Lieutenant General 3-star
    Ferik / Tümgeneral / Major General 2-star
    Mirliva / Tuggeneral / Brigadier General 1-star
    Miralay / Albay / Colonel
    Kaymakam / Yarbay / Lieutenant colonel
    Binbası / Binbası / Major
    Kolagası / ---- / Senior Captain
    Yuzbası / Yuzbası / Captain
    Mulazımı Evvel / Ustegmen 2-star / First Lieutenant
    Mulazımı Sâni / Tegmen 1-star / Second Lieutenant
    Zabit Vekili / Astegmen 1 stripe / Lieutenant NATO code OF-D
    Zabit Vekili / Military School Graduates for the first 6 months
    Zabit Namzedi ( The student of the Military school who has been sent to the front before the graduation)

    Nefer / Er / Private

    Demir

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