Mahmud Mukhtar Pasha
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Mahmud Muhtar Pasha or Mahmud Mukhtar Pasha (Turkish
: Mahmut Muhtar Paşa or Mahmut Muhtar Katırcıoğlu, born 1867 – 15 March 1935) was a Turkish
soldier and diplomat, son of Grand Vizier Ahmed Muhtar Pasha. He was born in Istanbul
and returned there in 1893 after seven years' military education in Germany. He was a participant in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, in spite of the prohibition of the Sultan. In 1910 he was Minister of Navy in Hakki Pasha
's cabinet and brought about the building of the first Turkish dreadnought
.
At the outbreak of the Balkan War
in 1912 he went to the front, commanded the III Corps
in the Battle of Kirk Kilisse
, and was severely wounded. He wrote an account of his experiences in the Balkan War, of which a German and a French version appeared in 1913.
Turkish language
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: Mahmut Muhtar Paşa or Mahmut Muhtar Katırcıoğlu, born 1867 – 15 March 1935) was a Turkish
Turkish people
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soldier and diplomat, son of Grand Vizier Ahmed Muhtar Pasha. He was born in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
and returned there in 1893 after seven years' military education in Germany. He was a participant in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, in spite of the prohibition of the Sultan. In 1910 he was Minister of Navy in Hakki Pasha
Ibrahim Hakki Pasha
Ibrahim Hakki Pasha was one of the Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire.-References:...
's cabinet and brought about the building of the first Turkish dreadnought
Battleship
A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns. Battleships were larger, better armed and armored than cruisers and destroyers. As the largest armed ships in a fleet, battleships were used to attain command of the sea and represented the apex of a...
.
At the outbreak of the Balkan War
First Balkan War
The First Balkan War, which lasted from October 1912 to May 1913, pitted the Balkan League against the Ottoman Empire. The combined armies of the Balkan states overcame the numerically inferior and strategically disadvantaged Ottoman armies and achieved rapid success...
in 1912 he went to the front, commanded the III Corps
III Corps (Ottoman Empire)
The III Corps of the Ottoman Empire was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the early 20th century during Ottoman military reforms.- Order of Battle, 1911 :...
in the Battle of Kirk Kilisse
Battle of Kirk Kilisse
The Battle of Kirk Kilisse or Battle of Kirkkilise or Battle of Lozengrad was part of the First Balkan War between the armies of Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire. It took place on 24 October 1912, when the Bulgarian army defeated an Ottoman army in Eastern Thrace.The initial clashes were around...
, and was severely wounded. He wrote an account of his experiences in the Balkan War, of which a German and a French version appeared in 1913.