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erlikhan 8th June 2015 02:41 PM

Arabic or Ottoman Turkish translation request
 
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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


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