XXV Corps (Ottoman Empire)

The XXV Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 25 nci Kolordu or Yirmi Beşinci Kolordu) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in Constantinople, Dersaâdet (present day: Istanbul) after the Armistice of Mudros.

XXV Corps
Yirmi Beşinci Kolordu
Active1918–
CountryOttoman Empire
TypeCorps
Garrison/HQConstantinople (present day: Istanbul)
PatronSultans of the Ottoman Empire
EngagementsOccupation of Constantinople
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Mirliva Nureddin Pasha (December 30, 1918)[1]-January 2, 1919[2]
Mirliva Ali Sait Pasha (October 6, 1919 – March 16, 1920[3]

Formations

Order of Battle, November 1918

In November 1918, the corps was structured as follows:[4]

Order of Battle, January 1919

In January 1919, the corps was structured as follows:[5][6]

  • XXV Corps (Constantinople, Dersaâdet)
    • 1st Division (İzmit)
      • 70th Infantry Regiment, 71st Infantry Regiment, 124th Infantry Regiment
    • 10th Division (Constantinople, Dersaâdet)
      • 30th Infantry Regiment, 31st Infantry Regiment, 32 Infantry Regiment

Sources
  1. T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genelkurmay Basım Evi, 1972, p. 32.
  2. T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genelkurmay Basım Evi, 1972, p. 33.
  3. T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genelkurmay Basım Evi, 1972, p. 51.
  4. Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 202.
  5. Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 209.
  6. Zekeriya Türkmen, Mütareke Döneminde Ordunun Durumu ve Yeniden Yapılanması (1918–1920), Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 2001, ISBN 975-16-1372-8, p. 326.


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