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erlikhan
8th June 2015, 02:41 PM
Can you please translate this inscription on the medal badge?

thanks a lot

Andreas
9th June 2015, 08:59 AM
Hi,
That’s the Kut Al Amara siege clasp for the Ottoman WW1 medal (Harp Madalyası aka Gallipoli Star), so it probably says just that, Kut'ül Ammare Kuşatması. For confirmation you could consult a recent publication (2012), the Turkish War Medal, by M. Demir Erman, in Turkish and English.
Andreas

AJ1356
11th June 2015, 06:05 AM
kut al amaara