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January 10, 1919 Medine Ottoman era

Fahreddin Pasha surrenders, ending the Defence of Medina

On 10 January 1919, seventy-two days after the Armistice of Mudros, the Defence of Medina ended with Fahreddin Pasha's surrender, closing Ottoman rule over Medina and the Hejaz Railway. Sharif Abdullah's forces entered the city on 13 January 1919.

Time since
107 years
In the other calendar
1337 Hicrî

Sources

  1. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi — Hicaz Demiryolu
  2. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi — Medine (Osmanlı dönemi)
  3. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi — Fahreddin Paşa
  4. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi — Hicaz
  5. Süleyman Beyoğlu, "Türk Arap İlişkilerinin Son Kırılma Noktası: Medine'nin Tahliyesi" (DergiPark)
  6. Anadolu Ajansı — Medine müdafii "Çöl Kaplanı" Fahreddin Paşa'nın vefatının üzerinden 77 yıl geçti

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