Gallipoli Star

Gallipoli Star
Harp Madalyası
Gallipoli Star badge.
TypeDecoration
Awarded forGallantry in battle
Country Ottoman Empire
EligibilityTroops from the Central Powers
Campaign(s)Ottoman areas of engagement
StatusObsolete
Established1 March 1915 (1915-03-01)
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The Ottoman War Medal (Turkish: Harp Madalyası) was a military decoration awarded by the Ottoman Empire. It was commonly known in English as the Gallipoli Star and in German as the Eiserner Halbmond (Iron Crescent, in allusion to the Iron Cross). It was instituted by Sultan Mehmed V on 1 March 1915 for gallantry in battle. This decoration was awarded for the duration of World War I to Ottoman and other Central Powers troops, primarily in Ottoman areas of engagement.