List of honours of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

This is a comprehensive list of honours and awards of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (c. 1881 – 10 November 1938) who was a field marshal, revolutionary statesman, and founder of the Republic of Turkey as well as its first President.

Portrait taken in 1918 with his awards

Orders, decorations and medals

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Name Decorator Reason Metal Date
Medjidie Order, 5th class Abdul Hamid II Distinguished service as a staff captain in Damascus Silver 25 December 1906
Osmanieh Order, 4th class Mehmed V Achievements during the Battle of Benghazi he participated voluntarily Silver 6 November 1912
Légion d'honneur[dubiousdiscuss] France Achievements as Yarbay (Lieutenant Colonel) at the Operations Command of the Mediterranean Regular Forces 11 March 1914
Osmanieh Order, 3rd class Mehmed V Achievements during the building of the 19th Division in Tekirdağ he commanded voluntarily Silver 1 February 1915
Order of Saint Alexander (3rd Class/Commander) King Ferdinand of Bulgaria Achievements during the Battle of Gallipoli 23 March 1915
Imtiyaz Medal in Silver Mehmed V Achievements during command of the 19th Division of 5th Army Silver 30 April 1915
Liakat Medal (Medal of Merit) Mehmed V Achievements during the Battle of Gallipoli Silver 1 September 1915
Iron Cross William II Achievements during the Battle of Gallipoli Iron 28 December 1915
Liakat Medal (Medal of Merit) Mehmed V Achievements during the Battle of Sari Bair Gold 17 January 1916
Osmanieh Order, 2nd class Mehmed V Achievements during the Caucasus Campaign Silver 1 February 1916 [citation needed]
Military Merit Medal Austria-Hungary Achievements during World War I 27 July 1916
Military Merit Cross, 3rd class Austria-Hungary Achievements during World War I 27 July 1916
Medjidie Order, 2nd class Mehmed V Achievements during command of the XVI Corps of the 2nd Army at the Caucasus Campaign Gold Centre 12 December 1916
Iron Cross, 2nd Class German Empire Achievements during World War I Iron 9 September 1917
Iron Cross, 1st Class German Empire Achievements during World War I Iron 9 September 1917
Military Merit Medal, 2nd class Austria-Hungary Achievements during World War I 9 September 1917
Imtiyaz Medal in Gold Mehmed V Achievements during the Caucasus Campaign Gold 23 September 1917
Medjidie Order, 1st class Mehmed V Achievements during World War I Gold Centre 16 December 1917
Order of the Crown of Prussia, 1st class William II, German Emperor King of Prussia Achievements during World War I 19 February 1918
War Medal Mehmed VI World War I veteran Silver 11 May 1918
Aliyülala Order Amanullah Shah, King of Afghanistan Gold Centre 27 March 1923
Turkish Medal of Independence Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) Accomplishments during the War of Independence Bronze 21 November 1923
Murassa Order Turkish Aeronautical Association Establishment of TAA Platinum 20 May 1925
Sadakat Silver Hizmet Salibi Silver 12 November 1931

Ribbons, Lapel pins

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Name Date
Remembrance of Monument of Victory 1927
4th Congress of the Allied Agencies 1929
Remembrance on the occasion of the visit of Shah of Iran to Turkey 1934
First Army 20 August 1937
Second Army 13 October 1937
City of Ankara Lapel pin 27 December 1937
TBMM Lapel pin

References

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  1. Atatürk'ün Madalya ve Nişanları
  2. Atatürk'ün Rütbe, Nişan ve Madalyaları