Zeki Pasha

Zeki Pasha 1299 (1883) Sv.
Zeki Pasha, in January 1918.
Nickname(s)	Halepli Zeki
Born	1862 Aleppo, Ottoman Empire
Died	1943 (aged 80–81) Istanbul, Turkey
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire
Service/branch	Ottoman Army
Years of service	1883–1923
Rank	Müşir (Field Marshal)
Commands held	Vardar Army, 2nd Army, 4th Army
Battles/wars	Greco-Turkish War Italo-Turkish War Balkan Wars World War I
Other work	Private representative of Sultan Mehmed V at Berlin

Zeki Pasha or Zekki Pasha or Zeki Kolaç or Mehmet Zeki Baraz (Turkish: Halepli Zeki Paşa; 1862–1943), known as Zeki Baraz Kolaç Kılıçoğlu after the 1934 Surname Law, was a Turkish Balkan Wars and World War I Müşir (Field Marshal) of the Ottoman forces in the Balkans.

He graduated from the Ottoman Military Academy in 1883 and the Staff College in 1887. In 1894, as Commandant of the IV Corps, he was decorated for his participation during the Sassoun massacre. During the massacres, he reportedly stated, "not finding any rebellion we cleared the country so none should occur in the future."

In 1912–1913, he was commander of the Vardar Army during the First Balkan War. Following the orders of Nazim Pasha, Chief of Staff of the Ottoman Army, Zeki Pasha initiated the Battle of Kumanovo.

His failure to emplace key artillery hindered the forces under his command and led to their defeat at Kumanovo. During the frantic Ottoman retreat from Kumanovo, a disgruntled Ottoman soldier attempted to assassinate him, contributing to the panic. The Vardar Army; consisting of the VII Corps commanded by Fethi Pasha, the VI Corps commanded by Djavid Pasha and the V Corps commanded by Kara Said Pasha, all under Zeki Pasha's command, retreated to Monastir (present day: Bitola) after the defeat at Kumanovo.