Kölemen Abdullah Pasha
For other people named Abdullah Pasha, see Abdullah Pasha (disambiguation).
| Abdullah Kölemen | |
|---|---|
 Kölemen Abdullah Pasha, 1912 | |
| Born |
1846 Trabzon, Ottoman Empire |
| Died |
1937 (aged 91) İzmir, Turkey |
| Allegiance |
 Ottoman Empire |
| Service/branch |
Ottoman Army |
| Years of service | 1881–1913 |
| Rank | Ferik-i evvel |
| Commands held |
4th Army Anatolia Garp Army The Eastern Army in Eastern Thrace |
| Battles/wars |
Greco-Turkish War Balkan Wars |
| Awards |
 Imtiyaz Medal |
| Other work | Minister of Defence of the Ottoman Empire |
Abdullah Pasha or Abdullah Kölemen (1846–1937) was an Ottoman general in the First Balkan War, notable as the Ottoman commander in the Battle of Kirk Kilisse in 1912, the Battle of Lule Burgas, and the Battle of Adrianople (1913) in which the Ottoman forces were defeated by the Bulgarians.[1]
He was the Minister of War (Turkish: Harbiye Nazırı) of the Ottoman Empire for 38 days between 11 November and 19 December 1918 in the cabinet of Ahmet Tevfik Pasha. He died in 1937 in İzmir.
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External links
- "National Scapegoat" - The Montreal Gazette
- "Commander's Plight" - The Montreal Gazette
- "The War in Egypt" - Nelson Evening Mail
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