Views of the Mustafa Kemal Pasha, on the German Offıcers in the Ottoman Army During the First World War

The First World War was the most effective first global war at the end of the 20th century in the international arena. The Ottoman Empire participated with the Central Powers consisted of Germany, Austria and Hungary in in this war. The most powerful of the Central Powers was the Germany Empire. German officers served the different fields such as military, health care and engineering, according to the Ottoman Empire and the German Empire’s treaties and agreements in the Ottoman Army during the First World War. The German and Ottoman armies fought together against the Allied Powers on the different fronts of the Ottoman territories in the First World War. However, sometimes they disagreed with the Turkish officers. The Ottoman Empire was defeated like other Central states in this war. After The Armistice of Mudros on October 30, 1918, German officers returned to their homeland within a month. The thoughts of the Turkish officers were important about the German officers in the First World War. Mustafa Kemal Pasha was one of the important Turkish officers in the war. The most important feature of Mustafa Kemal Pasha was the most criticized the German officers. In this study, views of the Mustafa Kemal Pasha, on the role of the German officers served in the Ottoman Army in the First World War, will be enlightened according to the main sources such as especially the archival documents, the newspapers, memories of the period