Arabic or Ottoman Turkish translation request

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

8th June 2015, 02:41 PM	#1
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	Arabic or Ottoman Turkish translation request Can you please translate this inscription on the medal badge? thanks a lot Attached Images

9th June 2015, 08:59 AM	#2
Andreas Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Ionian Islands, Greece Posts: 96	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

11th June 2015, 06:05 AM	#3
AJ1356 Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Nashville Posts: 314	kut al amaara