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The Graveyards of Gallipoli; A Digger History Associate Site |
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A Tribute to the Men of all the Nations that took part in the Gallipoli Campaign of 1915 |
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Turkish Army uniforms of 1915 at Gallipoli |
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| This image is from an American made movie, "Lawrence of Arabia". Whether or not the uniforms and the badges of rank are accurate is debatable. |
![Turkish Soldier Galipolli 1914 [1]](../../images/equip-uniforms-badges/tk-full.jpg "Click to enable automatic resizing") |
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metal; Turkish army rectangular brass belt buckle with attached white
metal circular badge.
This white metal badge features, in relief on a pebbled background, a crescent moon, the upward facing horns of which enclose a five pointed star. The entire buckle has been highly polished. The crescent would have originally contained the Arabic script for 'Asakr-i Shahaneh' meaning 'Imperial Army', but parts of this script have been erased by polishing. On the underside of the buckle is a rotating brass rod with two small metal prongs which would have attached to holes in the leather belt. There is also a square brass loop attached to the back of the buckle to accommodate the belt clip, which is still attached, but removable. AWM REL/18154 |
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Below. A group of Turkish soldiers c.1914/15 |
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A
re-enactment group display some Turkish uniforms that are as worn in
1915.
The Officer is dressed as a German advisor. |
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A Turkish officer (left front) and three Turkish other ranks, prisoners, at Anzac HQ Gallipoli 1915 |
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Two different Turkish uniform buttons from WW1. |
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| Turkish Army
Other Ranks coarse green cotton jacket, which is a very similar
pattern to the German Army 'Bluse' jacket, but is significantly
inferior in quality.
This single breasted jacket has a stand and fall collar, fastened with a single steel hook-and-eye fitting. There are five grey ferrous metal buttons down the front opening. |
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| A pocket with a pointed flap has been let into both of the front panels below the waistline. The underside of both of the flaps is lined with decoratively printed fabric, and a different design has been used on each of them. The jacket is 'as worn' without insignia. It is fully lined with coarse white cotton fabric and has a drawstring gather across the waistline at the back. There are some minor white paint(?) stains on the lower left sleeve and left front panel. | |
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Turkish
Army Other Ranks coarse green cotton and wool blend breeches. The
single button on the waistband is made of white plastic but the two
other buttons on the concealed fly are missing.
There is a pocket with a vertical slit opening on both hips, just in front of the leg side seam. The knees are patched with self fabric. Pairs of buttons fasten the vertical opening on the side of the leg cuffs. On the right leg there is one white plastic and a German grey pressed metal button bearing the word 'HEERESAUSRUSTUNG'(?). Only a single white plastic button remains on the left cuff. Across the back of the waist is an adjustment strap, which has dark stains adjacent to it. There are some faint blue Turkish markings printed on the inside of the waistband on the left side. AWM REL/01208.003 |
| Turkish Army Other Ranks coarse fawn cotton and wool blend jacket, which is similiar to the German Army 'Bluse' jacket, but is significantly inferior in quality. This single breasted jacket has a stand and fall collar, fastened with a single steel hook-and-eye fitting. Five plain metal buttons, and a single German Army button bearing the Prussian crown, fasten the front opening. They are not concealed like they are on other Turkish copies of the German 'Bluse' jacket, which are in the AWM's collection. A pocket with a buttonless pointed flap has been let into both of the front panels below the waistline. The jacket is 'as worn' without insignia. The grey and white striped cotton which lines the jacket is missing from the right front panel. It has a drawstring gather sewn into the lining of the back panel, at the waist. | 
AWM REL/01208.001 |
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Turkish
Army detachable jacket liner or vest that is printed with a pattern of
decorative brown hexagonal shapes on off-white cotton cloth.
It is padded with white cotton wadding, and lined with brown cotton. It has a pair of tape ties sewn to the front. AWM REL/01208.002 |
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Abdul The Turk, as drawn by Ted Colles for The Anzac Book, 1915. |
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<<< A German in Turkish uniform
Below. The Turkish cavalry was at Gallipoli, even though little is said of them. They did mostly patrol and messenger (galloper) work but they also, at times, took part in the fighting. |
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An un-named group of Turkish Officers. |
