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World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...
in which the
Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University ...
fought. The Ottoman Empire fought on many fronts including the
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fronts. Only battles in which the Ottoman Empire was one of the major belligerents are shown.


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{, class="sortable wikitable" !Date !Battle !Front , - , 1914.11.02, , Köprüköy (Bergmann Offensive) , ,
Caucasus Campaign The Caucasus campaign comprised armed conflicts between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire, later including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus, the German Empire, the Central Caspian Dict ...
, - , 1914.11.11, ,
Basra Basra ( ar, ٱلْبَصْرَة, al-Baṣrah) is an Iraqi city located on the Shatt al-Arab. It had an estimated population of 1.4 million in 2018. Basra is also Iraq's main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is han ...
, ,
Mesopotamian Campaign The Mesopotamian campaign was a campaign in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I fought between the Allies represented by the British Empire, troops from Britain, Australia and the vast majority from British India, against the Central Po ...
, - , 1914.12.22, , Sarikamish , , Caucasus Campaign , - , 1915.01.18, ,
Ardahan Ardahan (, ka, არტაანი, tr, hy, Արդահան, translit=Ardahan Russian: Ардаган) is a city in northeastern Turkey, near the Georgian border. It is the capital of Ardahan Province. History Ancient and medieval Ardaha ...
, , Caucasus Campaign , - , 1915.01.28, ,
Suez Canal The Suez Canal ( arz, قَنَاةُ ٱلسُّوَيْسِ, ') is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia. The long canal is a popula ...
, , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1915.03.18, ,
Naval operations A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It include ...
, , Gallipoli Campaign , - , 1915.04.23, ,
Katya Katya is a feminine given name. It is a very popular name in Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Serbia, and North Macedonia. It is a Russian diminutive form of Yekaterina, which is a Russian form of Katherine.This name is also can be spelled Katia.MFn ...
, , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1915.04.25, , Seddülbayır (Cape Helles) , , Gallipoli Campaign , - , 1915.04.25, , Kumkale , , Gallipoli Campaign , - , 1915.04.25, , 1st Arıburnu (Anzac Cove) , , Gallipoli Campaign , - , 1915.04.28, , 1st Kirte , , Gallipoli Campaign , - , 1915.04.15, , Battle of Dilman , , Persian Campaign , - , 1915.04.27, , 2nd Arıburnu (2nd Anzac Cove) , , Gallipoli Campaign , - , 1915.05.02, , Baby 700, , Gallipoli Campaign , - , 1915.05.06, , 2nd Kirte , , Gallipoli Campaign , - , 1915.05.10 , ,
Action of 10 May 1915 The action of 10 May 1915 was a naval encounter between the Russian pre-dreadnought squadron and the Ottoman battlecruiser ''Yavuz Sultan Selim'' in the Black Sea. After a brief exchange of fire the Ottomans withdrew. Background On 9 May 19 ...
, , Naval engagement in the Black Sea , - , 1915.05.13, , Sinking of Goliath, , Gallipoli Campaign , - , 1915.05.28, , No.3 Post , , Gallipoli Campaign , - , 1915.05.29, , 3rd Arıburnu (3rd Anzac Cove) , , Gallipoli Campaign , - , 1915.06.04, , 3rd Kirte , , Gallipoli Campaign , - , 1915.06.28, , Zığındere , , Gallipoli Campaign , - , 1915.07.10, ,
Manzikert The Battle of Manzikert or Malazgirt was fought between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Empire on 26 August 1071 near Manzikert, theme of Iberia (modern Malazgirt in Muş Province, Turkey). The decisive defeat of the Byzantine army and th ...
, , Caucasus Campaign , - , 1915.07.27, , Kara Killisse , , Caucasus Campaign , - , 1915.08.06, , Kirte Bağları (Krithia Vineyard) , , Gallipoli Campaign , - , 1915.08.06, , Kanlısırt (Lone Pine) , , Gallipoli Campaign , - , 1915.08.06, , Anafartalar , , Gallipoli Campaign , - , 1915.08.07, , Conkbayır , , Gallipoli Campaign , - , 1915.08.07, , Sarıbayır , , Gallipoli Campaign , - , 1915.08.07, , Kılıçbayır (The Nek) , , Gallipoli Campaign , - , 1915.08.21, , Hill 60 , , Gallipoli Campaign , - , 1915.08.21, , Yusufçuktepe (Scimitar Hill) , , Gallipoli Campaign , - , 1915.11.05, , Selman’ı Pak (Ctesiphon) , , Mesopotamian Campaign , - , 1915.12.07, , 1st Kut , , Mesopotamian Campaign , - , 1916.01.06, , Sağ Sahil , , Mesopotamian Campaign , - , 1916.01.10, , Erzurum Offensive , , Caucasus Campaign , - , 1916.01.13, ,
Wadi Wadi ( ar, وَادِي, wādī), alternatively ''wād'' ( ar, وَاد), North African Arabic Oued, is the Arabic term traditionally referring to a valley. In some instances, it may refer to a wet (ephemeral) riverbed that contains water ...
, , Mesopotamian Campaign , - , 1916.01.21, , Felahiye (Hanna) , , Mesopotamian Campaign , - , 1916.03.08, ,
Sabis Sabis may refer to: * SABIS, global school network * Battle of the Sabis *The river Sambre The Sambre (; nl, Samber, ) is a river in northern France and in Wallonia, Belgium. It is a left-bank tributary of the Meuse, which it joins in the Wallon ...
, , Mesopotamian Campaign , - , 1916.04.15, , Trebizond , , Caucasus Campaign , - , 1916.06.10, ,
Mecca Mecca (; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah ()) is a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow v ...
, ,
Arab revolt The Arab Revolt ( ar, الثورة العربية, ) or the Great Arab Revolt ( ar, الثورة العربية الكبرى, ) was a military uprising of Arab forces against the Ottoman Empire in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I. On ...
, - , 1916.07.02, ,
Erzincan Erzincan (; ku, Erzîngan), historically Yerznka ( hy, Երզնկա), is the capital of Erzincan Province in Eastern Turkey. Nearby cities include Erzurum, Sivas, Tunceli, Bingöl, Elazığ, Malatya, Gümüşhane, Bayburt, and Giresun. The ...
, , Caucasus Campaign , - , 1916.07.06, ,
Aqaba Aqaba (, also ; ar, العقبة, al-ʿAqaba, al-ʿAgaba, ) is the only coastal city in Jordan and the largest and most populous city on the Gulf of Aqaba. Situated in southernmost Jordan, Aqaba is the administrative centre of the Aqaba Govern ...
, , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1916.08.01, ,
Bitlis Bitlis ( hy, Բաղեշ '; ku, Bidlîs; ota, بتليس) is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of Bitlis Province. The city is located at an elevation of 1,545 metres, 15 km from Lake Van, in the steep-sided valley of the Bitlis R ...
, , Caucasus Campaign , - , 1916.08.03, ,
Romani Romani may refer to: Ethnicities * Romani people, an ethnic group of Northern Indian origin, living dispersed in Europe, the Americas and Asia ** Romani genocide, under Nazi rule * Romani language, any of several Indo-Aryan languages of the Roma ...
, , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1916.08.09, ,
Bir el Abd Bir al-Abed ( ar, بئر العبد, biʾr al-ʿabd; arz, بير العبد) is one of the cities of North Sinai in the north east of Egypt. It is the capital of Bir al-Abd Markaz, located on the international coastal road on the shores of Lake ...
, , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1916.12.01, ,
Yanbu Yanbu ( ar, ينبع, lit=Spring, translit=Yanbu'), also known simply as Yambu or Yenbo, is a city in the Al Madinah Province of western Saudi Arabia. It is approximately 300 kilometers northwest of Jeddah (at ). The population is 222,360 (2 ...
, , Arab revolt , - , 1916.12.23, , Magdhaba , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1917.01.09, ,
Rafa Rafa is a masculine given name, mostly as a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Rafael. It may refer to: People * Rafael Nadal (born 1986), Spanish tennis player * Rafa (footballer, born 1985), Spanish footballer Rafael López Gómez * Rafael Ben ...
, , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1917.02.13, , Nekhl , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1917.02.23, , Bir el Hassana , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1917.02.23, , 2nd Kut , , Mesopotamian Campaign , - , 1917.03.11, ,
Samarrah Samarra ( ar, سَامَرَّاء, ') is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Saladin Governorate, north of Baghdad. The city of Samarra was founded by Abbasid Caliph Al-Mutasim for his Turkish professional army ...
, , Mesopotamian Campaign , - , 1917.03.25, , Jebel Hamlin , , Mesopotamian Campaign , - , 1917.03.26, , 1st Gaza , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1917.04.17, , 2nd Gaza , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1917.04.25, , Istabulat , , Mesopotamian Campaign , - , 1917.07.06, ,
Aqaba Aqaba (, also ; ar, العقبة, al-ʿAqaba, al-ʿAgaba, ) is the only coastal city in Jordan and the largest and most populous city on the Gulf of Aqaba. Situated in southernmost Jordan, Aqaba is the administrative centre of the Aqaba Govern ...
, , Arab revolt , - , 1917.07.08, ,
Ramadi Ramadi ( ar, ٱلرَّمَادِي ''Ar-Ramādī''; also formerly rendered as ''Rumadiyah'' or ''Rumadiya'') is a city in central Iraq, about west of Baghdad and west of Fallujah. It is the capital and largest city of Al Anbar Governorate w ...
, , Mesopotamian Campaign , - , 1917.10.23, ,
Wadi Musa Wadi Musa ( ar, وادي موسى, literally "Valley of Musa (AS)) is a town located in the Ma'an Governorate in southern Jordan. It is the administrative center of the Petra Department and the nearest town to the archaeological site of Petra. I ...
, , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1917.10.31, ,
Beersheba Beersheba or Beer Sheva, officially Be'er-Sheva ( he, בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע, ''Bəʾēr Ševaʿ'', ; ar, بئر السبع, Biʾr as-Sabʿ, Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven), is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. ...
, , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1917.11.01, , Khuweilfe , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1917.11.01, , 3rd Gaza , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1917.11.03, ,
Baghdad Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon ...
, , Mesopotamian Campaign , - , 1917.11.06, , Hareira and Sheria, , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1917.11.07, , Wadi el Hesi , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1917.11.08, , Huj , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1917.11.13, , Mughar Ridge , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1917.11.14, , Ayun Kara , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1917.11.17, ,
Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
, , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1917.11.20, ,
Jaffa Jaffa, in Hebrew Yafo ( he, יָפוֹ, ) and in Arabic Yafa ( ar, يَافَا) and also called Japho or Joppa, the southern and oldest part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, is an ancient port city in Israel. Jaffa is known for its association with the b ...
, , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.02.19, ,
Jericho Jericho ( ; ar, أريحا ; he, יְרִיחוֹ ) is a Palestinian city in the West Bank. It is located in the Jordan Valley, with the Jordan River to the east and Jerusalem to the west. It is the administrative seat of the Jericho ...
, , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.02.98, , Tell 'Asur , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.03.09, , Khan Baghdadi , , Mesopotamian Campaign , - , 1918.03.21, , Hijla , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.03.27, , 1st Amman , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.04.30, , Berukin and 1st Arara , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.04.30, , 2nd Transjordan , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.05.21, , Abaran , , Caucasus Campaign , - , 1918.05.21, , Sardarabad , , Caucasus Campaign , - , 1918.05.25, , Karakilisa , , Caucasus Campaign , - , 1918.06.06, ,
Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world an ...
, , Caucasus Campaign , - , 1918.06.08, , Arsuf , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.06.08, , German Expedition , , Caucasus Campaign , - , 1918.07.14, , Abu Tellul , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.09 19, , 2nd Arara , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.09.19, , Megiddo , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.09.19, , Tabsor , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.09.19, , Tulkarm , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.09.20, , Afulah and Beisan , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.09.20, ,
Nazareth Nazareth ( ; ar, النَّاصِرَة, ''an-Nāṣira''; he, נָצְרַת, ''Nāṣəraṯ''; arc, ܢܨܪܬ, ''Naṣrath'') is the largest city in the Northern District of Israel. Nazareth is known as "the Arab capital of Israel". In ...
, , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.09.20, ,
Jenin Jenin (; ar, ') is a State of Palestine, Palestinian city in the northern West Bank. It serves as the administrative center of the Jenin Governorate of the State of Palestine and is a major center for the surrounding towns. In 2007, Jenin had ...
, , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.09.23, ,
Haifa Haifa ( he, חֵיפָה ' ; ar, حَيْفَا ') is the third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropol ...
, , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.09.25, , Samakh , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.09.25, ,
Tiberias Tiberias ( ; he, טְבֶרְיָה, ; ar, طبريا, Ṭabariyyā) is an Israeli city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. A major Jewish center during Late Antiquity, it has been considered since the 16th century one of Judaism's F ...
, , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.09.26, ,
Irbid Irbid ( ar, إِربِد), known in ancient times as Arabella or Arbela (Άρβηλα in Ancient Greek), is the capital and largest city of the Irbid Governorate. It also has the second largest metropolitan population in Jordan after Amman, wit ...
, , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.09.27, , Jisr Benat Yakub , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.09.30, , Kaukab , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.10.01, ,
Damascus )), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , ...
, , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.10.02, , Kiswe , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.10.22, ,
Jisr ed Damieh Jisr ed-Damiye ( ar, جسر الدامية , Jisr ed-Damieh, Bridge of ed-Damieh), known in English as Damiyah Bridge, as Prince Muhammad Bridge in Jordan, and as Gesher Adam ( he, גשר אדם, , Adam Bridge) in Israel, stretches over the Jordan ...
, , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.10.23, , Sharqat , , Mesopotamian Campaign , - , 1918.10.25, ,
Aleppo )), is an adjective which means "white-colored mixed with black". , motto = , image_map = , mapsize = , map_caption = , image_map1 = ...
, , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.10.25, , Khan Ayash , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.10.25, , 2nd Amman , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign , - , 1918.10.26, , Haritan , , Sinai and Palestine Campaign


See also

* List of battles involving the Ottoman Empire *
List of Ottoman battles in the 20th century This is a list of 20th-century battles involving the Ottoman Empire prior to World War I; for World War I battles, see List of Ottoman battles in World War I. The table Blue in the following table represents naval engagement. {, class="sortab ...
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List of battles of the Turkish War of Independence This is a list of battles of the Turkish War of Independence. The list does not include battles fought against the rebels and the Ottoman government (for these, see Revolts during the Turkish War of Independence). {, class="sortable wikitable" ! ...
World War 1 battles