Turkish military appreciation thread

**~~Böri~~** · 11-25-2014, 09:56 PM

Originally Posted by Peter Nirsch

funny is your post, Turkey army is submitted to America which gives support and weapons

After 1945 Germany was not free and under occupation. France, USA and Great Britain have soldiers who occupy Germany.But now Germany more free and can have army. This is why I shared comparison video.

Turkey has domestic weapons industry.

**~~Böri~~** · 11-26-2014, 07:09 PM

Turkey vs Israel

**Ryujin** · 11-27-2014, 06:57 PM

"The problem that emerged in the presidential election process is focused on arguments over secularism. Turkish Armed Forces are concerned about the recent situation. ... the Turkish Armed Forces are a party in those arguments, and absolute defender of secularism. Also, the Turkish Armed Forces is definitely opposed to those arguments and negative comments. It will display its attitude and action openly and clearly whenever it is necessary ... Those who are opposed to Great Leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's understanding 'How happy is the one who says I am a Turk' are enemies of the Republic of Turkey and will remain so. The Turkish Armed Forces maintain their sound determination to carry out their duties stemming from laws to protect the unchangeable characteristics of the Republic of Turkey. Their loyalty to this determination is absolute."

Turkish Armed Forces April 27, 2007

**~~Böri~~** · 11-29-2014, 05:23 PM

Turkey vs Greece

**~~Böri~~** · 12-01-2014, 06:19 PM

Battle of Sırp Sındığı

In old Turkish language sındık means "destruction" the word "sırp sındığı" means " The Serbs destruction" or 'Rout of the Serbs' that symbolises the casualties of Serbian soldiers in this battle

At the instigation of Pope Urban V, a crusading army of Hungarians, Serbians, Bosnians and Wallachians was formed and in 1364 it set forth to recapture Adrianople. It marched undisturbed to the Maritsa, but there it was surprised by a night attack and cut to pieces. ...Nevertheless the Serbs resolved to stop Turks in the valley of the Maritsa and marched as far as "Chernomen" between Philippolis and Adrianople. There at dawn on September 26, 1371, a greatly inferior Turkish force surprised them and slaughtered large numbers...
L.S Stavrianos, The Balkan since 1453, p.43-44

Battle of Sırp Sındığı (First Battle Of Maritsa) took place on the banks of the Martisa River about 15 kilometres near the city of Adrianople. It occurred in 1364 between an expeditionary force of the Ottomans led by Hacı İlbey and an allied army of Serbs, Bulgarians, Wallachians, Hungarians, Serbians led by Jovan Uglješa, Vukašin Mrnjavčević, and Louis I of Hungary.The Ottomans were victorious in this battle.The battle was the first attempt to throw the Ottomans from the Balkans with an allied army.

A crusading army consisting of 30,000-60.000 troops began to move on Adrianople, at that time the Ottoman sultan Murat I was fighting the Catalan mercenaries in the Byzantine army at Biga, (Çanakkale). Also most of the Ottoman army was in Asia Minor. Lala Sahin Pasha who was the first Beylerbey of Rumelia, demanded Sultan to send him some reinforcements. Also Lala Şahin Paşa appointed “Hacı İlbey” to a be the commander of an expeditionary force that was supposed to monitor and slow down the allied army.

Despite all efforts, the allied army crossed the Maritsa river very easily without any important resistance; and made a camp in Sarayakpinar (old name: Sirpsindiği) village in Edirne near the banks of Maritsa river. They were very near to Adrianople.The army leaders made an early feast that night. They hoped to take Adrianople with ease. They neglected to take any measures that might protect the camp, but the camp was being monitored by expeditionary forces. Hacı Ilbey decided to make a surprise attack without waiting for any reinforcements. Ottoman akinjis attacked the allied camp in the darkness of night, and they carried 2 torches for the purpose of deceiving the enemy into thinking that they had double their actual numbers. This trick worked. This surprise attack threw the allied army into a panic that they were drunk or asleep because of the feast. They supposed that the Ottoman Sultan Murat I had arrived there with a large army. Most of the alliance troops tried to retreat back to the road from whence they came. Many of them were drowned in the Maritsa river while trying to swim to the opposite side. Most of the soldiers were Serbians.