Display captions Summary caption Ottoman leaders hoped that the support of Turkey’s Germany would restore their failing empire. Although German military experts had described the Turkish Army as military Germany still ‘a nonentity’, hoped to use it to strike at links with India. Britain’s empire was in a good geographical position to Turkey’s do this, but it did not have a proper railway system to transport troops. Turkish uniform This Turkish uniform was worn by Second officer’s Lieutenant Abedine Houchemi of the 2nd Infantry Regiment, who fought at Gallipoli. His uniform was made in Germany, like much Turkish equipment. military chief, Enver Pasha, feared that his Turkey’s army was ill-prepared for war. Although short of modern weapons and equipment, its best troops, recruited from the Anatolian countryside, proved tough fighters. Rifles When Turkey entered the war in October 1914, it had 700,000 rifles designed by the German Mauser company.
Display captions Summary caption Ottoman Turkey’s leaders hoped that the support of Germany would restore their failing empire. Although German military experts had described the Turkish Army as ‘a military nonentity’, Germany still hoped to use it to strike at Britain’s links with India. Turkey’s empire was in a good geographical position to do this, but it did not have a proper railway system to transport troops. Turkish uniform This Turkish officer’s uniform was worn by Second Lieutenant Abedine Houchemi of the 2nd Infantry Regiment, who fought at Gallipoli. His uniform was made in Germany, like much Turkish equipment. Turkey’s military chief, Enver Pasha, feared that his army was ill-prepared for war. Although short of modern weapons and equipment, its best troops, recruited from the Anatolian countryside, proved tough fighters. Rifles When Turkey entered the war in October 1914, it had 700,000 rifles designed by the German Mauser company.
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