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There was only one Emir Abdülkadir at that time in the Ottoman Empire WHO was no other than Abdülkadie el-Cezayiri. Auseklis is more than right. After the end of Algerian rebellion Abdülkadir and some of his followers were settled in Syria. The Ottoman empire provided him land, honorary titles and financial means.

FYI. There is also an English version available. See the attached image.Cheers

Hi, There was one more rank for the Ottoman NCOs which was "Takimbasi" (literally head of the platoon). The rank tab of Takimbasi was four stripes on the shoulders. This rank was created in order to establish German rank system as closely as possible. Cheers

Just to increase confusion. Below uniform is from a recent exhibition in Istanbul. Cheers

very good. Nothing new under the sun! Cheers

This is certainly from North Africa but not French dominions. Three crescents and stars were the coat of arms of Hidiv of Egypt. So this badge must be related with Egypt as a part of British empire. Regards

Hi, Today while skipping the pages of a catalogue (Anıtkabir Atatürk Müzesi [Mausoleum Museum of Atatürk]) I came across an interesting info about Atatürk's War Medal (Harb Madalyası). See the excerpt below. Enjoy! "On the back side "Sr.Exc.M.K.P." (Mustafa Kemal Pascha) and "J.H. Werner Berln" is written in German. This medal was given to Atatürk by Emperor Mehmed Vahdettin VI on 11 May 1918."

Hi again, I gave the advice for tracking the numbers. Regards

Demir, Instead of trying Başbakanlık Arşivi, you need to apply to Milli Savunma Bakanlığı Arşiv Müdürlüğü (Minstry of DefenseArchive) Lodumlu-Ankara. Most of the personal and logistical documents are deposited in this archive. If you still wish to try your chances at The Başbakanlık Arşivi than take a look at the finance related registers. For every year the ministry of defense asked for the release of the money for the production of medals. And if the money was not enough to cover the expese they would asked for more. I remembered coming across official letters for additional money to cover the costs of medals exceeding the planned figures. Regards

Ralstona, Send a better quality photo of the inscriptions. Regards

As far as I'm concerned the patch at the down right corner is a "Belarus airborne" patch Regards

Demir Bey, Madalyadaki mahlasta Reşad değil el gazi yazıyor bilginize

According to the legend at the reverse his rank is "M?lazım-ı Evvel" that means 1st Lt. And his name is Mustafa Ağa bin Osman (son of Osman). Regards

These guys were not military personnel but ordinary policemen. Regards

Dear All, Sorry I saw the threat a bit late. And here are some bids and pieces from my side. The collar sign (brusting shell) was the branch insignia of the Ottoman fortress/heavy artillery branch. The guy is cretainly wearing an Ottoman NCO summer outfit. According to rank tab I can say he is Onbaşı (literally corporal). The Fez is not a military issue one but a civilian. As you know after 1913 Enveriyye (or Kabalak) replaced Fez. Regards

A fantasy picture of German tank hunters from The Times.

The second one the photo was dedicated to a certain Lt. (M?lazım) Osman Efendi the date 16 June (I'm not certain for the month but it looks like Haziran) 1334 (1918) I guess 33 regiment and 2 battalion

I'm not fluent in Ottoman script I can not able to read some words but obviously the officer saying that photo was taken when he was with Yavuz (Goeben) battleship. Reference to your question about why the Ottomans wrote 2 but read 3. The answer is simple because of speedy writing.

It must be after 1950s when you pay attention to the star, two arms to the top. Before 50s it was just the reverse one arm to the top

By the way the Navy officer was wearing in addition to EK2 and Gallipoli Star (actually Harb Madalyası-War Medal) silver (2nd class) combat merit medal (G?m?ş Liy?kat Madalyası). Regards

Dear All, The transcription is wrong. It is not 22/?/12 but 33/12/13 or more correctly 13/12/33. In Ottoman hand-writing (rika) you wrote as if printed number 2 but read 3 (sorry I could not able to put Arabic numerals). The date was written in Rumi (Ottoman official calender) so the exact Georgian equivalent is December 13, 1917. I do not have the Ottoman date transcription guide with me right now, so the date might be within the error of + -13 days. TerryG, if you post better resolution of the reverse I might able to read the written note. Regards

Interestingly the Ottoman Empire and its successor Turkish Republic preferred to install "red wound ribbon" instead of a medal or a badge. It was weared on left wristband. One could be qualified to get it only after getting wounded during combat operations. In most cases hospital report was needed. For each wound one would received an additional one. I could not able to find the exact date of introduction of the first wound badge but most probably after 1909.