XVII Corps
On Yedinci Kolordu
Active1915–
CountryOttoman Empire
TypeCorps
Garrison/HQSmyrna (İzmir)
PatronSultans of the Ottoman Empire
EngagementsOccupation of Smyrna
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Miralay Selâhattin Âdil Bey (December 17, 1917-November 27, 1917[1])
Mirliva Nurettin Pasha (November–December 30, 1918[2])
Miralay Selâhattin Âdil Bey (December 30, 1918-January 2, 1919[3])
Mirliva Nureddin Pasha (January 2-March 22, 1919)
Ali Nadir Pasha (March 22-May 20, 1919)

The XVII Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 17 nci Kolordu or On Yedinci Kolordu) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during World War I.

Balkan Wars

Order of Battle, October 17, 1912

On October 17, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:[4]

Order of Battle, October 29, 1912

On October 29, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:[5]

On November 7, 1912, the XVII Provisional Corps was inactivated.[6]

World War I

Order of Battle, 1915

Order of Battle, 1917

After Mudros

Order of Battle, November 1918

In November 1918, the corps was structured as follows:[7]

Order of Battle, January 1919

In January 1919, the corps was structured as follows:[8][9]

Order of Battle, May 15, 1919

Main article: Greek landing at Smyrna

On May 15, 1919, the corps was structured as follows:

Sources

  1. ^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 118. (in Turkish)
  2. ^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, p. 32. (in Turkish)
  3. ^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, p. 33. (in Turkish)
  4. ^ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 83.
  5. ^ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 103.
  6. ^ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 125.
  7. ^ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 202.
  8. ^ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 209.
  9. ^ Zekeriya Türkmen, Mütareke Döneminde Ordunun Durumu ve Yeniden Yapılanması (1918-1920), Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 2001, ISBN 975-16-1372-8, p. 326. (in Turkish)
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