Cevat Cobanlı

Background

Cevat was born on September 14, 1870 or in 1871 in Sultanahmet (Istanbul, Ottoman Empire) to mother Emine Hanım and father Müşir Şakir Pasha.

Education

He completed the military school as the fourth of the class on 1891 and joined the Ottoman military as an Infantry Second Lieutenant (Mülâzım-ı Sani).

Career

Family and schools After graduating from Galatasaray High School, he entered Harbiye Mektibi (Mekteb-i Fünûn-u Harbiyye-i Şâhâne) in 1888. And he continued to study in the War Academy (Staff College, Mekteb-i Erkân-ı Harbiye-i Şâhâne), present day: Harp Akademisi) and in 1892, he was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant (Mülâzım-ı Evvel). In 1894, he graduated from Academy as a Staff Captain (Erkân-ı Harp Yüzbaşısı) and started to serve for the General Staff of Palace (Maiyet-i Seniyye Erkân-ı Harbiyesi) as an aide-de-camp of Sultan.

Balkan Wars World War I Malta exile He was one of the Malta exiles.

Achievements

• Order of the Medjidieh 1st Class with Sword Gold Medal of Liyakat Gold Medal of Imtiyaz Bulgaria Order of Military Merit (Bulgaria) Bulgaria Order of Street Alexander 2nd Class Spain Order of Isabella the Catholic 2nd Class Prussia Order of the Crown (Prussia) 2nd Class Prussia Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class Prussia Order of the Red Eagle Bavaria Military Merit Order (Bavaria) 2nd Class with Sword Bavaria Merit Order of the Bavarian Crown 1st Class with Sword Austria-Hungary Military Merit Medal (Austria-Hungary) 2nd Class Austria-Hungary Red Cross 1st Class Austria-Hungary Order of the Iron Crown (Austria) 1st Class Austria-Hungary Order of the Iron Crown 2nd Class Military Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon & Citation.