Turkish Army uniforms of 1915 at Gallipoli Page 2

UNIFORMS OF THE OTTOMAN ARMY 1914/1915

Lancer, 1st Lancers Regt of the Sultan's Guard

Zouave (Private) of the Zouaves Regt of the Sultan's Guard wearing the "Selamlik" uniform	4th Cav Regt Colour Sgt (Bas-Çavus pronounced Bas-Tzavus) of the Sultan's Guard. The distinct colour of this Regt was green. 4th Cav Regt, Zouaves Rgt & 1st Lancers Regt formed the Sultan's Guard, called "Hassa"

Line Infantry Sgt (Çavus pron. Tzavus) wearing the Model 1909 battle service dress	Light Infantry Sgt (Çavus). Notice the differences on the insignia worn by NCOs of the Line & Light Infantry units


Albanian irregular wearing the Albanian traditional clothing. These irregulars fought alongside the Ottoman Army mostly against the Serbians & Montenegrins (battles of Ipek, Diakova, siege of Shkoder)	Ottoman irregular (Başi-Buzuk) wearing the M1909 battle dress with the traditional Turkish fez & opanker

Shoulder boards, from left to right:
- General-Mossir or Pasha (2 stars)
  - One star on board-Lt. Gen/Kor-Pasha or Ferik.
  - No stars on shoulder board - Maj.Gen/Tüm-Pasha or Mirliva).
- Colonel-Miralay (2 stars)
  - One star on shoulder board-Lt.Col/Binbaşı.
  - No stars on shoulder board- Major/Kolağası).
- Captain-Yüzbasi (2 stars)
  - One star on shoulder board-1st Lt/Tegmen or Molazım-ı evvel.
  - No stars on shoulder board-2nd Lt/Molazim).

Turkish officer's gilded brass belt buckle, showing a five-pointed star within the horns of a crescent moon, on a stippled background. This device is encircled by a laurel wreath.

The left side of the buck has a rectangular fitting where it would fit onto the belt. There is clasp fitting behind the right side of the buckle.

AWM text & image

Ottoman Army branch colours:
- Generals-red,
- Line Infantry-green gray,
- Light Infantry-green,
- Artillery-dark blue,
- Cavalry-light grey,
- Engineers-blue,
- Railway companies-light blue,
- Gendarmerie-red.
NCOs insignia; Light Infantry:
- One Λ type green chevron on sleeve- Cpl/On Başı,
- two green chevrons- Sgt/Çavus,
- three green chevrons- Colour Sgt/Baş Çavus.
Line Infantry:
- One red stripe on shoulder- Cpl/On Başı,
- two red stripes on shoulder- Sgt/Çavus,
- three red stripes on shoulder- Colour Sgt/Baş Çavus.

IMPERIAL OTTOMAN NAVY

Chief Petty Officer/Çavus wearing the summer service dress	Marines Chief Petty Officer/Çavus, wearing the battle dress. The only difference between the seaman & marine uniform was the infantry boots worn by the marines


Imperial Navy Cadet wearing the M1909 official uniform. The pin-on metal globe with anchor worn on collars on gold, was the naval academy insignia. The three red stripes on sleeve suggest that he's a junior student (3rd year)	Lieutenant (Yüzbasi)

NAVAL INSIGNIA NOTES:

Ottoman Navy NCOs insignia;
- one red Λ type chevron on sleeve-Able Seaman/Uzman,
- two red chevrons-Petty Officer/Onbaşı,
- three red chevrons-Chief Petty Officer/Çavuş,
- four red chevrons-Master Chief Petty Officer/Başçavuş.
Ottoman Navy Officer insignia; Junior Officers:
- One gold stripe on sleeve (2cm thick)-Ensign/Molazım,
- one 2cm gold stripe above one 1cm stripe-Lieutenant Junior Grade/Teğmen,
- two 2cm thick gold stripes-Lieutenant/Yüzbaşı.
Senior Officers:
- Three 2cm stripes, the first from above silver-Lt Cdr/Binbaşı,
- three 2cm thick stripes, the one in the middle silver-Commander/Yarbay,
- three 2cm thick gold stripes-Cpt/Miralay.
Flag Officers:
- Four 2cm stripes, the first from above silver-Rear Admiral lower half/Mirliva,
- four 2cm thick gold stripes-Rear Admiral upper half/Ferik,
- three stripes, the last one from above 2.5cm thick & the one in the middle silver-Vice Admiral/Birinci Ferik,
- three gold stripes, the last one from above 2.5cm thick-Admiral/Moşir. The Imperial Ottoman Fleet Admiral/Kapudan-Pasha insignia is shown on the picture above.