turkey awards and decorations

  1. Imperial Ottoman Order of the Crescent: History, Classes and Cavaliers

    Imperial Order of the Crescent (Ottoman Turkish: نشانِ خلال; Hilal Nişanı; French: Ordre du Croissant). Following Lord Nelson’s defeat of the French fleet at the battle of the Nile in August 1798, the Grand Seignior of the Ottoman Empire, Selim III, wrote to the British Minister of the...
  2. 1801 Sultan’s Medal for Egypt

    The Sultan’s Medal for Egypt /Vaka-i Misriye Madalyası/ was awarded by Sultan Selim III of Turkey to British Officers and NCOs for their participation in the Turkish campaign against the French in Egypt in 1801. This medal was made in five gold versions for award to different ranks of...
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