The Reşadiye Marşı (Ottoman Turkish: رشادیه مارشی) (English: March of Reşad) was the imperial anthem of the Ottoman Empire from 1909 to 1918.[1] Upon the commencement of the sultan Mehmed V Reşad's reign in 1909, a competition was declared to compose a personal march for the new sultan. The contest was won by Italo Selvelli, who was of Italian descent, as were nearly all the other composers of personal marches for previous sultans.[2] Like the previous sultan's march, this anthem also had lyrics, but the content of the lyrics themselves is unknown.

Reşadiye Marşı
English: March of Reşad

Imperial anthem of the  Ottoman Empire
LyricsUnknown
MusicItalo Selvelli
Adopted1909
RelinquishedJuly 3, 1918
Audio sample
Reşadiye Marşı

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  1. ^ Dr Laurence Raw (2013-09-18). The Silk Road of Adaptation: Transformations across Disciplines and Cultures. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-4438-5289-0. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. ^ Kudret Emiroğlu (2016-08-02). Kısa Osmanlı-Türkiye Tarihi: Padişahlık Kültürü ve Demokrasi Ülküsü. İletişim Yayınları. p. 114. ISBN 978-975-05-2067-9. Retrieved 8 May 2020.