The Turkish Army at Bulair - arkoy
Provisional Command
of the Gallipoli peninsula Commander : Brig.Gen. Fahri Chief of the
General Staff : Lt.Col. Ali Fethi Chief of the
1st Section (operations) : Maj. Mustafa Kemal Staff
officers : Maj. Nuri, Cpt. Fuad, 1st Lt. Sami Adjutants : Cpt.
Sadit, 1st Lt. Assim Intendant : 1st
Lt. Pertev Medical officer : Dr. Bocher |
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A] Bulair |
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Headquartes |
15 trained and 16 untrained officers, 77 untrained
men |
Provisional Nizam Division |
Commander : col. Ahmet Necip Chief of Staff : maj. Vahit Trabzon Redif Rgt. (1°, 2°, 3° Trabzon Bns.) Mersin Redif Rgt. (Adana, Tarsus, Silifke Bns.) Kütaya Redif Rgt. (1°, 2°, 3° Kütaya Bns.) : Maj. Abürrezzak Rize Redif
Bn. MG. unit (2
Mgs.) Nordenfelt guns Cpy. (4 guns) not QF guns Bn. (2
Bts. with 12 guns) not QF Mnt.
guns Bty. (6 guns) Kircaali QF Mnt. guns unit (2 QF
guns) 150mm
position battery (6 guns) |
172 trained and 72 untrained officers, 5661 trained
and 3706 untrained men, 7296 rifles, 4 MGs, 30 guns, 145 riding and 41 draught
horses, 1179 pack trains, 7 carts |
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27th Infantry Division |
Commander : Brig.Gen. Mustafa Chief of the Staff : Sen. Cpt. Hürrem 73rd Inf. Rgt. (3) : Col. Zeki 79th
Inf. Rgt. (3) : 80th
Inf. Rgt. (3) : Col. Ahmet Shevki 8th
Nishanci Rgt. (3) : Lt.Col. Tevfik 27th
Nishanci Bn. MG. Cpy. (4
MGs.) 1st
Bn./29th Art. Rgt. (8 QF guns) 3rd
Bty./18th Mnt. Art.Bn. (4 QF guns) |
166 trained and 80 untrained officers, 3387 trained
and 3331 untrained men, 7969 rifles, 4 MGs, 12 guns, 252 riding and 399
draught horses, 1851 pack trains, 16 carts |
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B] Maydos |
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Afyonkarahisar Redif Division |
Commander : Col. Shükrü Afyonkarahisar
Redif Rgt. (1°, 2°, 3° Karahisar
Bns.) Aksheir
Redif Rgt. (1°, 2°, 3° Aksheir
Bns.) : Lt.Col. Kütaya Redif
Rgt. [detached to the Provisional Nizam Division] Schneider Field Art. Bn. (12 ex
Serbian guns) |
79 trained and 33 untrained officers, 4720 trained
and 1401 non combatants, 3564 rifles, 12 guns, 96 riding and 153 draught
horses, 1851 pack trains, 5 carts |
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Edremit Redif Division |
Commander : Col. Ihsan Chief of the Staff : Maj. Refik Edremit Redif Rgt. (1°, 2°,
3° Edremit Bns.) Bayramiç Redif Rgt. (1°, 2°, 3° Bayramiç Bns.) Ayvacik Redif Rgt. (1°, 2°, 3° Ayvacik Bns.) Cav. MG.
Cpy. (4 MGs.) Krupp Field
Art. Bn. (2 Bts. with 12 not QF guns) Divisional
Mnt. Bts. (2 Bts. with 8 guns) Nordenfelt
guns Cpy. (4 guns) |
91 trained and 37 untrained officers, 4070 trained
and 1480 non combatants, 5106 rifles, 4 MGs, 24 guns |
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Çanakkale Redif Division |
Commander : Brig.Gen. Tevfik Chief of the Staff : Cpt. Hüsnü Çanakkale Redif Rgt. (1°, 2° Çanakkale Bns.) Biga Redif Rgt. (1°, 2°, 3° Biga Bns.) Pazar Redif Rgt. [detached to the
Menderes Detachment] 26 MGs. 2nd
Bn./5th Art. Rgt. (2 Bts. with 12 not QF guns) not QF Mnt.
Group (4 guns) How. Unit 6 Nordenfelt
guns |
190 trained and 20 untrained officers, 3728 trained
and 1338 untrained men, 3089 rifles, 26 MGs, 22 guns, 99 riding and 185
draught horses, 526 pack trains, 38 carts |
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C] Erenköy |
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Commander : Col. Rami Chief of the Staff : 2nd.Lt. Baki Pazar Redif Rgt. (Pazar,
Biga, Karacabey Bns.) 1st,
2nd, 3rd, 4th Müstahfiz Bns. 27th
Cav. Regt. (3 Sqs.) MG. unit (2
MGs.) not QF Mnt.
unit (2 guns) |
106 trained and 35 untrained officers, 5131 trained
and 1238 untrained men, 2 MGs, 2 guns |
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D] Attached to the
Provisional Command |
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9th
Nishanci Rgt. (3) : Lt.Col. Abdullah Provisional
Cav. Rgt. (3) Telegraph
Cpy. |
16 untrained officers, 860 untrained men |
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819
trained and 309 untrained officers, 27697 trained and 13411 untrained men 27054
rifles, 38 MGs, 102 guns, 592 riding and 718 draught horses |
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X Provisional Corps Commander : Brig.Gen. Hurshit Chief of the
General Staff : Lt.Col. Enver Chief of the
1st Section (operations) : Maj. Ali Ishan Staff
officer : Maj. Tevfik Medical
Officer : Maj. Ibrahim Tali |
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31st Infantry Division |
Commander : Brig.Gen. Ali Riza Chief of the Staff : Maj. Tahir 91st
Inf. Rgt. (3) 92nd
Inf. Rgt. (3) 93rd
Inf. Rgt. (3) 31st
Nishanci Bn. 91st,
93rd MG. Cpy. (8 MGs.) 1st
Bn./30th Art. Rgt. (24 QF guns) 1st Schneider Mnt. Art.
Bns. (12 QF guns) |
141 trained and 53 untrained officers, 8240 trained
and 708 untrained men, 7564 rifles, 8 MGs, 24 guns, 338 riding and 411
draught horses, 1079 pack trains, 55 carts |
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32nd Infantry Division |
Commander : Brig.Gen. Neshet Chief of the Staff : Maj. Adil 94th
Inf. Rgt. (3) 95th
Inf. Rgt. (3) 96th
Inf. Rgt. (3) 32nd
Nishanci Bn. 95th,
96th MG. Cpy. (8 MGs.) 2nd
Bn./30th Art. Rgt. (12 QF guns) Provisional
Mnt. Art. Bn. (12 QF guns) |
148 trained and 50 untrained officers, 9282 trained
and 506 untrained men, 7253 rifles, 8 MGs, 24 guns, 198 riding and 405
draught horses, 1417 pack trains, 75 carts |
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Mamuretülaziz Redif Division |
Commander : Col. Nuri Chief of the Staff : Maj. Sedat Mamuretülaziz Redif Rgt. (3 Bns.) Arapkir Redif Rgt. (3 Bns.) Palu Redif Rgt. (2 Bns.) |
94 trained and 31 untrained officers, 5510 trained
and 198 untrained men, 5903 rifles, 64 riding and 688 draught horses |
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Aşiret Cavalry Division |
Commander : Col. Nuri Chief of the Staff : Maj. Sedat 20th
Nizam Cav. Rgt. (5 Sqs.) 20th
Aşiret Cav. Rgt. (5 Sqs.) 21st
Aşiret Cav. Rgt. (3 Sqs.) 22nd
Aşiret Cav. Rgt. (5 Sqs.) 23rd
Aşiret Cav. Rgt. (3 Sqs.) 24th
Aşiret Cav. Rgt. (5 Sqs.) |
136 trained and 24 untrained officers, 2627 trained
men, 2713 rifles, 2818 riding horses, 197 pack trains |
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Attached |
Volunteers
Bn. strength not known 5th Cav. Rgt. (5 Sqs.) strength not known 1st pioneer Cpy. |
4 untrained officers, 177 untrained men, 168 rifles,
24 pack trains, 20 oxen |
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522
trained and 152 untrained officers, 26347 trained and 1412 untrained men, 23601
rifles, 16 MGs, 48 guns, 3418 riding and 816 draught horses |