XVII Corps (Ottoman Empire)

XVII Corps
On Yedinci Kolordu
XVII Corps; On Yedinci Kolordu
Active	1915–
Country	Ottoman Empire
Type	Corps
Garrison/HQ	Smyrna (İzmir)
Patron	Sultans of the Ottoman Empire
Engagements	Occupation of Smyrna
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Miralay Selâhattin Âdil Bey (December 17, 1917-November 27, 1917); Mirliva Nurettin Pasha (November–December 30, 1918); Miralay Selâhattin Âdil Bey (December 30, 1918-January 2, 1919); Mirliva Nureddin Pasha (January 2-March 22, 1919); Ali Nadir Pasha (March 22-May 20, 1919)

The XVII Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 17 nci Kolordu or On Yedinci Kolordu) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during World War I.

Balkan Wars

On October 17, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:^[4]

XVII Provisional Corps (Thrace, under the command of the Eastern Army)
- Samsun Redif Division, Eregli Redif Division, Smyrna Redif Division

On October 29, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:^[5]

XVII Provisional Corps (Thrace, under the command of the Second Eastern Army)
- Samsun Redif Division, Eregli Redif Division, Trabzon Redif Division

On November 7, 1912, the XVII Provisional Corps was inactivated.^[6]

In November 1918, the corps was structured as follows:^[7]

In January 1919, the corps was structured as follows:^[8]^[9]

XVII Corps (Smyrna, Commander: Nureddin Pasha)
- 56th Division (Smyrna)
  - 172nd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Regiment, 174th Infantry Regiment
- 57th Division (Aydın)
  - 135th Infantry Regiment, 175th Infantry Regiment, 176th Infantry Regiment

On May 15, 1919, the corps was structured as follows:

^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, Genkurmay Başkanlığı Basımevi, Ankara, 1972, p. 118. (in Turkish)
^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, p. 32. (in Turkish)
^ T.C. Genelkurmay Harp Tarihi Başkanlığı Yayınları, Türk İstiklâl Harbine Katılan Tümen ve Daha Üst Kademelerdeki Komutanların Biyografileri, p. 33. (in Turkish)
^ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 83.
^ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 103.
^ Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 125.
^ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 202.
^ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN 0-313-31516-7, p. 209.
^ Zekeriya Türkmen, Mütareke Döneminde Ordunun Durumu ve Yeniden Yapılanması (1918-1920), Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 2001, ISBN 975-16-1372-8, p. 326. (in Turkish)

v t e Ottoman Forces during World War I
Army groups	Yildirim Caucasus Eastern
Armies	1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
Corps	I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII XIX XX XXI XXII XXV Iraq Area Halil I Caucasian II Caucasian Hejaz
Fortified areas	Dardanelles Bosphorus Chataldja Adrianople Smyrna Erzurum Kars
Infantry divisions	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 1 Caucasian 2 Caucasian 3 Caucasian 5 Caucasian 9 Caucasian 10 Caucasian 11 Caucasian 36 Caucasian 37 Caucasian
Other divisions	1 Cavalry 2 Cavalry 3 Cavalry Van Gendarmerie
Others	1st Expeditionary Force 5th Expeditionary Force German Asia Corps Africa Hejaz Expeditionary Force 1st Provisional Force 2nd Provisional Force Islamic Army of the Caucasus 57 Rgt. 177 Rgt.