infantry Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infantry Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 The second one the photo was dedicated to a certain Lt. (M?lazım) Osman Efendithe date 16 June (I'm not certain for the month but it looks like Haziran) 1334 (1918)I guess 33 regiment and 2 battalion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryG Posted June 12, 2007 Author Share Posted June 12, 2007 That's a great start, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryG Posted October 24, 2007 Author Share Posted October 24, 2007 A new arrival, EK2 and Turkish star again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryG Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 Don't know where to post this new photo so I will bring this thread up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Nice one of a Goeben sailor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryG Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 well spotted Rick!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosun Saral Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Hello mates, sorry I waS AWAY FOR A LONG TİME. An EK2 unknown Turk from my privat collection. His Gallipoli star's point can be seen. http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=80&t=105327&start=60 PS The first fhoto that Terry G posted is a cavalry officer. You can understand it from his silvery collar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryG Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 A new one in my collection. Any idea what uniform this is? Also, he is wearing the star on the wrong side, why? (same with the medal I guess). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gallipoli1915 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Gentleman, Mr. Tosun's transcription is wrong, but Infantry's right. The date is 33/12/13... This makes 1917/12/13 in Rumi Calender... And the writing says "When I am on board of Yavuz (Goeben)"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryG Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 (edited) Gentleman, Mr. Tosun's transcription is wrong, but Infantry's right. The date is 33/12/13... This makes 1917/12/13 in Rumi Calender... And the writing says "When I am on board of Yavuz (Goeben)"... Mehraba and tessekur ederim for this confirmation. I will post the photo of the text again for clearer reference. (I tried to send you a message but the system tells me you cannot receive pm's. Let me know when you can). Edited December 30, 2009 by TerryG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryG Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 A new arrival: Turkish star and EK2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosun Saral Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 A new one in my collection. Any idea what uniform this is? Also, he is wearing the star on the wrong side, why? (same with the medal I guess). Hello All, This is a photo of Turkish military family. He is a Lt.Col of Medical unit. He is a doctor. Two bars with two stars is LtCol. a snake around the cup that he bears on collar is the symbol of Turkish medicine units. It was same during Ottoman period and republican time. The officers had this kind of uniform during the years 1933-45. According to the Turkish republican military rules the officers could only bear the medal of independance on their uniform. You can easly see the medal of Independance on his right breast. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosun Saral Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Gentleman, Mr. Tosun's transcription is wrong, but Infantry's right. The date is 33/12/13... This makes 1917/12/13 in Rumi Calender... And the writing says "When I am on board of Yavuz (Goeben)"... I think my old and dear friend Gallipoli 1915 made a typing mistake. 1917/12/13 is not a date of Rumi Calander but "Miladi" Calander. Miladi calender is the modern calender which begings with the birth of Jesus Christus. 1333/12/13 is Rumi. Turks had the Rumi calander till the republic era. Rumi means "land of Romans". Turks called their home "diyar-ı Rum". Land of Romans and the Sultan was called "Sultan-ı iklim-i Rum" Sultan of Roman lands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryG Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 Hello All, This is a photo of Turkish military family. He is a Lt.Col of Medical unit. He is a doctor. Two bars with two stars is LtCol. a snake around the cup that he bears on collar is the symbol of Turkish medicine units. It was same during Ottoman period and republican time. The officers had this kind of uniform during the years 1933-45. According to the Turkish republican military rules the officers could only bear the medal of independance on their uniform. You can easly see the medal of Independance on his right breast. cheers Tesekur ederim. A doctor hey? I like the looks of his personal nurse.... Any idea why the Star is on that side? Is it common in Turkey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosun Saral Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Sorry no idea? I wonder he might put it wrong because his old and weary mind which was tired after long years of fighting at various battles, struct by the beauty of the prima donna or nurse by himself. Love made his eyes blind. Poor doc rest in peace. He was a Turkish hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryG Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 Great answer, thanks :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 another photo in wear: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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