Turkey Is this TURKISH WAR MEDAL - GALLIPOLI

[demir]

Hello,

I am a new member. I am honoured to be in this group.

Please see attached medal. Is this a privately made medal made for a doctor or a teacher during the Gallipoli war.

Please also check my TWM album and comment on the pictures their made etc.

I think the real Gallipoli medals are the painted ones. Rest is German made for those who deserved and paid for it.

There is no difference between officer or private medals. They are all same, the painted ones. The then Ottoman

Government was only be able to finance the war. How would they supply the fighters with enamel or silver medals.

Best wishes

Demir

[TerryG]

Welcome to the forum Demir Bey. Interesting cross. Is this yours? Can you post a photo of the back?

[Ed_Haynes]

Welcome Demir. We need your wisdom.

Somewhere, I have seen this discussed. Essentially a civilian version of the War Medal?

Lovely!

[demir]

Thank you gentleman for the nice welcoming notes.

Here is the reverse of the medal.

Demir Erman

[Kev in Deva]

Hallo demir,

welcome to the Forum, please can you indicate if the item is a scan of the object or a scan of a picture??

Maybe its just my eyes but do I see spots in the white inner circle of the item?

Kevin in Deva.

[demir]

Hello Kevin,

Thanks.

I own the medal. I will try to scan a better picture tomorrow and post it.

There are no spots on the white section.

There is a sharp tiny hole on the pin.

Best wsihes

[Guest Rick Research]

I have never seen anything that looks like this. Is it the same size as a War Medal star?

[TerryG]

I have just flicked through my copy of "Osmanli madalyalari ve nisanlari" and cannot find anything like this one!

[demir]

Hello,

The size of the medal is 5.5 cm.

I posted some pictures comparing this medal with the Turkish made TWM.

Thanks

Demir

[demir]

Hello Kevin,

Thanks.

I own the medal. I will try to scan a better picture tomorrow and post it.

There are no spots on the white section.

There is a sharp tiny hole on the pin.

Best wsihes

second picture

Demir

[demir]

Hello Kevin,

Thanks.

I own the medal. I will try to scan a better picture tomorrow and post it.

There are no spots on the white section.

There is a sharp tiny hole on the pin.

Best wsihes

3rd picture.

The white dots are because of the limited picture quality.

Demir

[demir]

Hello Kevin,

Thanks.

I own the medal. I will try to scan a better picture tomorrow and post it.

There are no spots on the white section.

There is a sharp tiny hole on the pin.

Best wsihes

4th and final picture

[TerryG]

Very nice. I see there is no date on the white star as opposed to the usual Canakale star which has the date in old Turkish.

[Kev in Deva]

Hallo demir,

many thanks for the very interesting pictures of this very unusual item

Kevin in Deva.

[Alex K]

Hi demir, welcome, very interesting piece, looking at the back, the pin attachment method looks similar to german methods of the period. I must admit, I've not seen one before

regards

Alex