Edhem Pasha
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| Birth name | Edhem |
| Born | 1851 Trabzon, Trebizond Eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1909 (aged 57–58) Egypt |
| Allegiance |
 Ottoman Empire
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| Service/branch |
 Ottoman Army
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| Years of service | c. 1868–1909 |
| Rank | Field marshal |
| Commands held | Thessalian front |
| Battles/wars |
Siege of Plevna Greco-Turkish War (1897) |
Edhem Pasha (1851–1909) was an Ottoman military commander.
Edhem was born in Trabzon in present-day Turkey. He was the deputy of Gazi Osman Pasha during the siege of Plevna in 1877. He was the leading commander of the Ottoman army that defeated the Greek army on the Thessalian front during the Greco-Turkish War (1897), which would end in a decisive Turkish victory. Edhem Pasha was especially successful in the Battle of Domokos on the front. He captured Larissa and Trikala, but other European states intervened in favor of Greece because of the danger that Turks again could once again capture the rest of the Morea. As a result, the Greco-Turkish War resulted in a strategic stalemate despite Turkish military victory. Edhem Pasha died in Constantinople (modern day Istanbul) in 1909.
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