Turkish officers with iron crosses

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An unidentified Turkish Officer, He is a Circassian. He is wearing a Circassian dolch. He must be an officer of Caucassus Army.
He is not unknown. He is a Mehmetcik, the dear Turkish soldier.

My distinquished friend Haluk Oral who is a real searcher of WW1 Turkish history says that the dolch is not circassian dolch but a dolch called Enveriye. Enveriye means" belongs to or created by someone called Enver". it is possible that it is created by Enver Pasha?
On the other hand My dear friend Mahmud Hakkı Sevgener read the dedication on the photo for us:
"To My Dear Older Brother Arif
610.34 ( October 1918)"

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An unidendified Turkish Officer. he is not unknown. He is a Mehmetcik, the dear Turkish soldier.

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An unidentified Officer of heavy or coastal artillary.

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An unidentified Colonel Dr. M.D. of Turkish Army in 1936.

[noca]

It was in the corner of the ground floor room that held the cabinets and racks of rifles, it was patrolled by guardians armed with sticks to keep our hands off the rifles.

It was extremely interesting in it's old form and had probably not changed since pre war times, hence the display of Iron Cross Holders

Regards

David

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A Pasha escorting Empress Zita Bourbon of Austria-Hungary during her visit to Istanbul in May 1918.

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Prince Ömer Faruk(Osmanoğlu) Efendi (İstanbul Feb.27 1898, Cairo March 28th 1969
Son of the last Khalif Abdülmecid Efendi.
Source: Engin Aymete

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Major Yümni (Col.Eğilmez), commander of 34th Infantry Regiment that fought at Kerevizdere (gully ravine) during Gallipoli fights with his wife on their wedding day in 1916.

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Mustafa Hilmi Pasha ( Kocaharzem) commander of 6th AC at Romanian Front with General Mackenzen and other Austria-Hungarian commanders.
I would be pleased if someone name the KuK officers.

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Fieldartillery Major Prince Abdurrahim Efendi son of Sultan Hamid II. He played a very important role during Sina Palestine Front But took part againts Mustafa Kemal Pasha during his fight for independence.

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Lt. Col. of Infantry Prince Abdülhalim Efendi, grandson of Sultan Abdülmecid I. He also took part againts Mustafa Kemal Pasha during his fight for independence.

[noca]

Tosan,

Indeed so, the officer's dagger in the photograph was indeed designed, or was ordered to be designed by Enver Pasha.

It is based on a 15th or 16th century dagger displayed in Topkapi.

The blade is numbered and inscribed in Farsi script

Kind regards

DavidA

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Fevzi Davudi (FAWZI EL-QAWUQJI) An Arab officer of the Turkish Ottoman army.Born 1894 in Tripoli (Lebanon)
After callopse of the Ottoman Empire he joined the Syrian Army. in 1925 he joined rebell forces fighting for Independence from colonial rule and later had to flee to Saudi-Arabi. A french court sentenced him in absenta to death.
He then joined the palestinians in their struggle against jewish imigration in Palestine and knoted ties to Mohamed Amin el Husseini, who made him to the head of the Guerilla troops which consited out of volounteers from all borderning arab states.
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Baron Kress von Kressenstein Pasha
Although he was a German I take his image in my albüm because he is wearing the noble Turkish military uniform and commanded the Turkish 1st Expeditory Forces attacked to Suaz Canal.

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Vehip (Kaçi) Pasha commander of 3rd Army at Caucasus Front with his staff. On his right is Dr. Salim M.D and on his left is Staff Col. Hüsrev (Ambassador and statesman Gerede)