The Russo-Japanese War from the Perspective of an Ottoman Staff

Pertev Bey (Pertev Sait Demirhan Pasha, 1871-1964) was one of the most popular staff officers of the disintegrating Ottoman Empire. With the reference of Goltz Pasha, with whom he served as his aide and with whom he formed a very close friendship, he was sent to Manchuria at the rank of colonel to monitor the Russo-Japanese War, which took place between 1904-1905, in the ranks of the Japanese army. He stayed in Japan for two months and in Manchuria for more than a year. In addition to writing down his findings on the battlefield in detail, he also served as ambassador since the Ottoman Empire did not have diplomatic relations with Japan and contributed to the development of relations between the two countries. He personally received a medal from the Japanese Emperor Meiji and Emperor Meiji's gift to Sultan II. He returned home with the gifts he presented to Abdulhamid.

After his return to Istanbul, Miralay Pertev Bey II. He submitted a detailed report to Abdulhamid. Later, he wrote articles and books and gave lectures about the Russo-Japanese War and Japanese society. On this occasion, he informed the public about the Russo-Japanese War, which has a very important place in Ottoman-Turkish war history, in the context of the lessons learned.

Pertev Bey was promoted to the rank of general towards the end of the Russo-Japanese War. Following his participation in the Balkan War and World War I, he served as the Inspector of Military Schools in Istanbul during the years of the War of Independence. He retired in 1931 and served as Erzurum deputy for three terms. He has sixteen books and many articles written in Turkish, German and English. After his death, he was buried in front of the Gazi Osman Pasha tomb in Fatih Mosque.

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Editor: M. Ihsan Kara

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Size: 13.5 x 21

First Printing Year: 2017

Number of Prints: 1st Edition

Number of Pages: 264