Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service (Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri Üstün Hizmet Madalyası) was first created on July 27, 1967 and took...
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Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Honor (Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri Şeref Madalyası) is the highest medal that can be bestowed upon an individual by...
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The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF; Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri, TSK) are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. The TAF consist of the Land Forces...
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Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Courage and Self-Sacrifice[citation needed] (Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri Üstün Cesaret ve Feragat Madalyası)...
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for distinguished service in contribution to the Turkish State through generous action, self-sacrifice, accomplishment or merit Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished...
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Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu (category Recipients of the Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service)
December 2021, he was awarded the Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service by the government of Turkey. "Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu kimdir? Yeni...
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a medal. List of recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon (Turkey) Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service Turkish Armed...
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Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu (category Recipients of the Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service)
Chief of the Turkish General Staff. (Turkish) State Medal of Honor Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service Order of Distinction Medal (Hilal-i-Jur'at...
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the Law on Medals and Orders, Act No. 2933. They are rewarded to Turkish citizens, foreigners and organizations for distinguished service, honor and pride...
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Ercüment Tatlıoğlu (category Recipients of the Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service)
Tatlıoğlu was awarded the Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service in 2021, and the Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Honor. He was awarded Nishan-e-Imtiaz...
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Eşref Uğur Yiğit (category Commanders of the Turkish Naval Forces)
Turkish admiral. He was commander-in-chief of the Turkish Navy from 30 August 2009 to 29 July 2011. He is a holder of the Turkish Armed Forces Medal of...
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The British Armed Forces recognises service and personal accomplishments of individuals while a member of the Royal Navy, British Army or Royal Air Force...
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criteria for the Medal of Honor. The Army Distinguished Service Cross is equivalent to the Naval Services' Navy Cross, the Air and Space Forces' Air Force Cross...
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Sam S. Walker (category Recipients of the Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service)
assignment in Turkey, he was awarded the Defense Distinguished Service Medal and the Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service. After retiring...
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Necip Torumtay (category Recipients of the Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service)
was decorated with the Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service. "Necip Torumtay vefat etti". CNN Turk (in Turkish). 2011-08-28. Retrieved...
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Ali Sivri (category CS1 Turkish-language sources (tr))
one child. In 2021, he was awarded the Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service by the Ministry of National Defense. "Orgeneral Ali Sivri kimdir...
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Yaşar Büyükanıt (category Commanders of the Turkish Land Forces)
Büyükanıt. Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Honor Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Courage and Self-Sacrifice Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished...
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Hilmi Özkök (category Commanders of the Turkish Land Forces)
(Turkish) State Medal of Honor Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Honor Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished...
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Bülent Alpkaya (category Recipients of the Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service)
Bülent Alpkaya (born 1940) is a Turkish retired four-star admiral who served as the 19th commander of the Turkish Naval Forces from 24 August 2001 to 28 August...
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Çevik Bir (category CS1 Turkish-language sources (tr))
Nations Medal (1994) US Medal of Merit (1994) Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service (1995) German Medal of Honor (1996) Turkish Armed Forces Medal...
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Eşref Bitlis (redirect from Death of Eşref Bitlis)
course in Germany, Bitlis studied further at the Academy of the Turkish Armed Forces (Turkish: Silahlı Kuvvetler Akademisi), graduating in 1969. Later...
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General Service Medal (1918 GSM) was instituted to recognise service in minor Army and Royal Air Force operations for which no separate medal was intended...
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Hulusi Akar (category Commanders of the Turkish Land Forces)
Turkish Armed Forces general who served as the Minister of National Defense from 2018 to 2023. He previously served as the 29th chief of the Turkish General...
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Charles Pede (category Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army))
for service as the Judge Advocate General of the Army. Pede's awards include the Army Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, the...
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George Scratchley Brown (category Recipients of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal)
For his services in combat in the skies over Europe, he was also awarded the Silver Star, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, three Air Medals, the French...
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Osman Pamukoğlu (category CS1 Turkish-language sources (tr))
rank of major general in 1997. Pamukoğlu retired from the rank of major general in 2002, having served a total of 43 years in the Turkish Armed Forces. Pamukoğlu...
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battalion commander of the 2nd BCT, received the Ulchi Distinguished Military Service Medal and Korean War Hero Medal for his service and leadership during...
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Arthur D. Simons (category Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States))
United States Army Special Forces colonel best known for leading the Sơn Tây raid, an attempted rescue of U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War...
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Kosovo Security Force (redirect from Commander of the Armed Forces of Kosova)
2018, it is in the process of transforming into the Kosovo Armed Forces. The President of Kosovo is the Supreme Commander of the Kosovo Security Force...
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Donavon F. Smith (category Recipients of the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal)
shared destruction of a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 and damaged one Bf 110. For his heroism in the mission, Smith received the Distinguished Service Cross. Smith continued...
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