List of Fleet Commanders of the Ottoman Navy
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This list includes Fleet Commanders (Turkish
: Donanma Komutanı) of the Ottoman Navy
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On March 13, 1867, the title of Kapudan-i Derya was abolished and Naval Minister (Bahriye Nazırı) and Fleet Commander (Donanma Komutanı) were instituted.
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: Donanma Komutanı) of the Ottoman Navy
Ottoman Navy
The Ottoman Navy was established in the early 14th century. During its long existence it was involved in many conflicts; refer to list of Ottoman sieges and landings and list of Admirals in the Ottoman Empire for a brief chronology.- Pre-Ottoman:...
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On March 13, 1867, the title of Kapudan-i Derya was abolished and Naval Minister (Bahriye Nazırı) and Fleet Commander (Donanma Komutanı) were instituted.
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| 1 | Bozcaadalı Hasan Hüsnü Pasha | - | Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries... |
1832 1903 |
Amiral | 1877 1894 |
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| 2 | Hüseyin Pasha | - | Ottoman Empire | Amiral | 1894 1897 |
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| 3 | Hasan Rami Pasha | - | Ottoman Empire | 1892 1923 |
- | 1897 1908 |
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| 4 | Sir Douglas Austin Gamble KCVO | - | Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles... |
Ferik Amiral | 1908 8 February 1910 |
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| 5 | Ford | - | Great Britain | Officer | February 1910 April 1910 |
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| 6 | Hugh Pigot Williams Hugh Pigot Williams Hugh Pigot Williams was a British naval officer who in 1910 served briefly as Fleet Commander of the Ottoman Navy, at the rank of Liva Amiral.... |
- | Great Britain | Liva Amiral | Nisan 1910 1910 |
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| 7 | Cibalili Tahir Mehmet Bey | - | Ottoman Empire | Kalyon Kaptanı | 20 December 1910 24 July 1912 |
Italo-Ottoman War Italo-Turkish War The Italo-Turkish or Turco-Italian War was fought between the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Italy from September 29, 1911 to October 18, 1912.As a result of this conflict, Italy was awarded the Ottoman provinces of Tripolitania, Fezzan, and... |
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| 8 | Sermet Fazıl Bey | - | Ottoman Empire | Kalyon Kaptanı | 24 July 1912 18 August 1912 |
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| 9 | Cibalili Tahir Mehmet Bey | - | Ottoman Empire | Kalyon Kaptanı | 18 August 1912 29 November 1912 |
First Balkan War First Balkan War The First Balkan War, which lasted from October 1912 to May 1913, pitted the Balkan League against the Ottoman Empire. The combined armies of the Balkan states overcame the numerically inferior and strategically disadvantaged Ottoman armies and achieved rapid success... |
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| 10 | Selanikli Ramiz Numan Bey | - | Ottoman Empire | Kalyon Kaptanı | 29 November 1912 6 February 1913 |
Battle of Elli Naval Battle of Elli The Battle of Elli , also known as the Battle of the Dardanelles, took place near the mouth of the Dardanelles on as part of the First Balkan War between the fleets of Greece and the Ottoman Empire... , Battle of Lemnos Naval Battle of Lemnos The Battle of Lemnos , fought on , was a naval battle during the First Balkan War, which defeated the second and last attempt of the Ottoman Empire to break the Greek naval blockade of the Dardanelles and reclaim supremacy over the Aegean Sea from Greece.... |
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| 11 | Cibalili Tahir Mehmet Bey | - | Ottoman Empire | Kalyon Kaptanı | 6 February 1913 14 November 1913 |
Şarköy Langing Battle of Sarköy The Battle of Şarköy or Sarkoy operation took place between 9 and 11 February 1913 during the First Balkan War between Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans attempted a counter-attack, but were crushed by the Bulgarians at Battles of Bulair and Şarköy.- References :*... |
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| 12 | Arthur Henry Limpos | - | Great Britain | Liva Amiral | 14 November 1913 3 August 1914 |
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| 13 | Arif Ahmet Bey | - | Ottoman Empire | Fırkateyn Kaptanı Frigate Captain Frigate captain is a naval rank in the naval forces of several countries.It is, usually, equivalent to the Commonwealth/US Navy rank of commander.Countries using this rank include Argentina and Spain , France , Belgium , Italy ,... |
3 August 1914 3 September 1914 |
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| 14 | Wilhelm Souchon Wilhelm Souchon Wilhelm Anton Souchon was a German and Ottoman admiral in World War I who commanded the Kaiserliche Marine's Mediterranean squadron in the early days of the war... |
- | German Empire German Empire The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German... |
Amiral | 3 September 1914 24 August 1917 |
Bombardment of Odessa Battle of Odessa (1914) The Battle of Odessa was an Ottoman naval attack against the Russian held port of Odessa, Ukraine in October 1914. At the time of battle the Ottoman Navy had just launched a major raid into the Black Sea to destroy the Russian Black Sea Fleet and to attack targets on land... , Battle of Cape Sarych Battle of Cape Sarych The Battle of Cape Sarych was a naval engagement fought off the coast of Cape Sarych during the First World War. In November 1914, two modern Ottoman warships, a light cruiser and a battlecruiser, under the German Admiral Wilhelm Souchon engaged a Russian fleet including 5 obsolescent... |
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| 15 | Hubert von Rebeur-Paschwitz Hubert von Rebeur-Paschwitz Vice Admiral Hubert von Rebeur-Paschwitz was a German admiral. In 1899 he served as the German Naval attache to Washington and later in 1912 commanded a flotilla of German vessels that visited the United States... |
- | German Empire | Amiral | 24 August 1917 3 November 1918 |
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| 16 | Arif Ahmet Pasha | - | Ottoman Empire | Liva Amiral | 3 November 1918 22 April 1920 |
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| 17 | Hamdi Tevfik Bey | - | Ottoman / Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... |
Albay | 22 December 1922 23 January 1924 |
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| 18 | Hasan Fuat Kayacan | - | Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... |
Yarbay | 23 January 1924 11 May 1924 |