Teskilati Mahsusa (Ottoman: Teşkilat-i Mahsusa) is an Ottoman imperial government organization established under "war department", which dealt with both Arab separatism and Western imperialism. ^[1] The institutionalization was accelerated after the Balkan Wars. It was used to suppress "subversion" and "possible collaboration" with the external enemy. This included the persecution of Armenians, widely thought to be Russian collaborationists, during the Armenian Genocide. Imperial Government of the Ottoman Empire is the goverment structure added to the Ottoman governing structure during Second Constitutional Era. ... Combatants Ottoman Empire Balkan League Bulgaria Greece Serbia Montenegro Commanders Ottoman Empire: Nizam PaÅŸa, Zeki PaÅŸa, Esat PaÅŸa, Abdullah PaÅŸa, Ali Rıza PaÅŸa Bulgaria: Vladimir Vazov, Vasil Kutinchev, Nikola Ivanov, Radko Dimitriev Greece:Crown Prince Constantine, Panagiotis Danglis, Pavlos Kountouriotis Serbia:Radomir Putnik, Petar... Armenian Genocide photo. ...

The first record of the organization dates back to 1903 and 1907. The official status was established in 1913, under the direction of war department. It was implemented as irregular fight unit, as a special forces outfit. The first commander was Enver Pasha and he recruited many talented officers. It was deployed for the establishment of the Republic of Gumuljina. During World War I, the Ottoman command used it for special military operations in the Caucasus, Egypt, and Mesopotamia. Ismail Enver Ismail Enver, known to Europeans during his political career as Enver Pasha ( Istanbul, November 22, 1881 - August 4, 1922) was a military officer and a leader of the Young Turk revolution in the closing days of the Ottoman Empire. ... Flag Capital Gümülcine Government Republic President Hoca Salih Efendi History  - Established August 31, 1913  - Disestablished October 25, 1913 Area 8,578 km² The Provisional Government of Western Thrace (Ottoman Turkish: غربی تراقیا حكومت موقته‌سی - Garbi Trakya Hükûmet-i Muvakkate) and after the official renaming the Independent Government of Western Thrace...

In 1915, for example, Special Organization units seized key oases along the Ottoman line of advance against the Suez Canal. During the World War I Eşref Kuşçubasi was director of Special Organization operations in Arabia, the Sinai, and North Africa. He was captured at Yemen in early 1917 by the British military and was a POW until 1920. “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ...

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• Enver Pasha
• Three Pashas
• Armenian Genocide