Miralay
| Military ranks of the Ottoman Empire | ||
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| Ottoman ranks |
Western equivalents |
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| Officers | ||
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Müşir مشير |
Field marshal | |
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Birinci Ferik (Serdar) فريق أول |
General | |
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Ferik فريق |
Lieutenant general | |
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Mirliva أمير لواء |
Major general | |
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Miralay أمير آلاي |
Brigadier | |
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Kaymakam قائم مقام |
Colonel | |
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Binbaşı بكباشي |
Lieutenant colonel | |
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Kolağası (Sağ Kolağası / Sol Kolağası) قول أغاسي |
Major | |
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Yüzbaşı يوزباشي |
Captain | |
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Mülâzım-ı Evvel ملازم أول |
First lieutenant | |
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Mülâzım-ı Sani ملازم ثاني |
Second lieutenant | |
| Non-commissioned officers | ||
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Çavuş شاويش |
Sergeant | |
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Onbaşı أونباشي |
Corporal | |
| Soldiers | ||
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Nefer نفر |
Private | |
| Military ranks of Egypt | ||
|---|---|---|
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Turco-Egyptian ranks (until 1958) |
Modern Egyptian ranks |
Western equivalents |
| Officers | ||
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Mushir |
General of the army/ field marshal |
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Sirdar سردار |
Fariq awwal |
General |
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Fariq |
Lieutenant general | |
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Liwa |
Major general | |
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Amiralay أمير آلاي |
Amid |
Brigadier |
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Qaimaqam قائم مقام |
Aqid |
Colonel |
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Bimbashi |
Muqaddam |
Lieutenant colonel |
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Sagh |
Raid |
Major |
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Yuzbashi يوزباشي |
Naqib |
Captain |
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Mulazim awwal |
First lieutenant | |
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Mulazim thani |
Mulazim |
Second lieutenant |
| Non-commissioned officers | ||
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Shawish شاويش |
Raqib |
Sergeant |
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Ombashi أونباشي |
Arif |
Corporal |
| Soldiers | ||
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Askari عسكري |
Jundi |
Private |
Miralay or Mîr-i alay (Gendarmerie: Alaybeyi) was a military rank of the Ottoman Army and Navy. The modern Turkish equivalent is Albay, meaning Colonel.Miralay is a compound word composed of Mir (commander) and Alay (regiment).
Miralay was a Senior Colonel rank in the Ottoman Army and the pre-1934 Turkish Army (similar to the rank Brigadier in the British ranking system.) It was junior to the rank Mirliva (Major General) and senior to the rank Kaymakam (regular Colonel). The collar mark (later shoulder mark) and cap of a Miralay had two stripes and three stars during the early years of the Turkish Republic.
The Ottoman Army and pre-1934 Turkish Army had three general ranks (similar to the British ranking system), while the current Turkish Army has four general ranks (similar to the American ranking system), with the inclusion of Brigadier General (Tuğgeneral) as the fourth and most junior general rank.
The rank of Miralay was abolished with Act No. 2590 of 26 November 1934 on the Abolition of Titles and Appellations such as Efendi, Bey or Pasha.
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