Category:Recipients of the Gallipoli Star

Recipients of the Gallipoli Star awarded by the Ottoman Empire; It was known as the Ottoman War Medal (Turkish: Harp Madalyası) or the Iron Crescent (from German Eiserner Halbmond, in allusion to the Iron Cross). It was instituted by Sultan Mehmed V on 1 March 1915 for gallantry in battle. This decoration was awarded for the duration of World War I to Ottoman and other Central Powers troops, primarily in Ottoman areas of engagement, but also, for example, to high-ranking German generals as well as to officers, who trained Ottoman officers either in the German Empire or at the Ottoman Military Academy.