Chelengk of the Ottoman Empire | |
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Type | Jewellery |
Awarded for | Outstanding services to the state |
Country | Ottoman Empire |
Presented by | Ottoman Sultan |
Eligibility | Civilians and military |
Status | No longer awarded |
Established | 1798 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Order of Osmanieh |
Next (lower) | Gallipoli Star |
A chelengk (Ottoman Turkish: چـلنك;[1] Turkish: çelenk; Turkish pronunciation: [t͡ʃɛlɛŋk]) was a military decoration of the Ottoman Empire.