Tosun Saral

Ahmet Cemal Pasha (Midilli Island May 6th 1872- Tiflis/Georgia July 21st 1922) Turkish Soldier and Free Mason Commander of 4th Army at Palastine and Syria during WW1 and Naval Minister. Graduated from War Academy as Staff Captain in 1895. Although he was a protector of Armenians in Syria and Palastine he was assassinated by Armenians in Tiftis while wolkin with his 2 aid officers Sureyya Bey and Nusret Bey. The officers were also killed. Their bodies were taken by 15th Army Corps Commander Kazim Karabekir Pasha who was a Turkish Free Mason also, to Erzurum and buried besides the grave of Hafiz Ismail Hakki Pasha who died of epidemy during WW1. http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php...ght=cemal+pasha

Zum Wohl Ulsterman! Trinken Wir ! Feuer! To Your Health Ulsterman! Let's drink !Fire Unfortunately I can not read or write old Ottoman script.

Major General Faik Pasha (Koprulu 1876- Ogurt Hill on the Murat River/East Anatolia 1916) Faik or widely known in the army as "?olak Faik"(cripplet Faik) graduated from the Military Academy as Staff Captain in 1899. He served during Balkan Wars as Chief of Staff of the 7th Army Corps of the Western Army on the Serbian Front. The commander was Brigadier Fethi Pasha who was killed in action while trying to stop the withdrawing soldiers on Kociste Hill near Manastir/Pittoli in 1912. Faik Bey promoted to Lt. Col for his heroic fights againts the enemy. He was one of the succesfull officers of the army during that very tragic war. Faik Bey was made commander of 19th Inf. Division. The division fought in 1912 in Yanya againts Greeks. Faik Bey was made Pasha and commander of the Independent Cavalry Division. After the war he was taken to Istanbul and made Commander of Istanbul. During this Balkan days he initiated to free masonry in Resne. After the resignment of Grand Master Most Worshipful Talat Pasha, the famous Grand Vezier, he was elected as Grand Master in Oct. 18th 1912. Most Worshipfull Grand Master Faik Pasha reigned until April 14th 1913. He returned to the army. During the Battles of Gallipoli Faik Pasha was commanding 2nd Army Corps.He commanded the right wing on the attacks at Zigindere on June 28th-July 3rd 1915. Brigadier Colak Faik Pasha falled at front in Aug.30th 1916 at Eastern front while commanding the 2nd AC. http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php...ight=faik+pasha

Turkish Free Masons in The Army during WW1 Grand Vezier Prince Sait Halim Pasha Grand Vezier Talat Pasha (First Grand Master) Army Commander and Grand Vezier Fieldmarschal Ahmet Izzet Pasha Naval Minister and 4th Army Commander Ahmet Cemal Pasha Navy Col. Rauf Bey (Orbay) Commander of Hamidiye Battleship Staff Col. Ali Fethi (Okyar) Ataturks Prime Minister Dr. Col. Refik Saydam Inonus Prime Minister Grand Admiral Bulent Ulusu (Prime Minister of the 1980 coup) Col. Nuri Conker (Ataturks best friend) Capt. Cevat Abbas Gurer (Ataturks aid officer during all wars) Major General Faik Pasha (2nd Grand Master) Dr. Col. Mehmet Ali Baba (3rd Grand Master) Egyptian Prince Aziz Hasan Pasha (4th Grand Master) Gen. Kazim Ozalp ( President of the Parliament of Turkish Republic) General Refet Bele (Commander during Canal Expedition) General Ali Ihsan Sabis (Commander of Iraq Front) Lt. Col. Resneli Niyazi Bey (known as hero of freedom) Capt. Kazim Nami Bey Col. Hasan Hilmi Col. Halil Ibrahim General Ali Remzi Yigitguden General Yumni Uresin Prof. Dr. General Sureyya Tahsin Aygun Staff Col. Asim Eren 2nd Lt. Omer Seyfettin ( famous Turkish story teller)