Ottoman Officers

‘Here are some photographs of my ancestors, late Ottoman military officers, 1912 – 1918. As you may know, after the Latin alphabet was introduced to the young Turkish Republic in 1928, we cut our ties with Ottoman writing and, today, with the exception of small number of academics, no one is able to read or write the Ottoman language‘

- Selcuk Askin

1. Major Lutfu - Taken in a makeshift studio in Strumica, Macedonia. He is wearing an Albanian cap and was on a guerrilla campaign

2. Major Lutfu (reverse)

3. Officer

4. Officer (Reverse)

5. General - one star with 'Order of Medjidie' medal and German Military medal

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This capsule was curated by Selcuk Askin

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Andreea

January 19, 2012 at 8:33 pm · Reply

they look so romanian

jamal orfali

January 26, 2012 at 9:43 am · Reply

kindly please advise if you can help for searching of my ancestors in turkey i have some photos like these above with ottoman military uniform;

thanks

Selcuk Askin

March 14, 2012 at 11:13 am · Reply

Wish I could help but I do not have resources and means! Your surname suggests Turkish southeastern city called ”Urfa” and I assume your ancestors could have been from there.