Cemal Mersinli


Cemal Mersinli, also known as Mehmed Djemal Pasha, Cemal of Mersin, or Djemal Pasha the Lesser was a Turkish general of the Ottoman and Turkish armies and a politician in the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey.
During the Arab Revolt, he led Turkish forces in an attack on Wadi Musa on 21 October 1917. The Turkish forces were defeated by forces under the command of Mawlud Mukhlis, Faisal's aide-de-camp. He later participated in the Turkish War of Independence where he joined the forces of Atatürk. He was a prominent politician of the Turkish Republic until his death in 1941.

Medals and decorations