Cemal Mersinli

Cemal Mersinli (1875 – October 7, 1941), also known as Mehmed Djemal Pasha (Turkish: Mehmed Cemal Paşa), Cemal of Mersin (Turkish: Mersinli Cemal), or Djemal Pasha the Lesser (Turkish: Küçük Cemal Paşa; to distinguish him from the higher-ranking Djemal Pasha) was a general of the Ottoman and Turkish armies and a politician of the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey.

[1] During the Arab Revolt, he led Ottoman forces in an attack on Wadi Musa on 21 October 1917.

The Ottoman forces were defeated by forces under the command of Mawlud Mukhlis, Faisal's aide-de-camp.

He later participated in the Turkish War of Independence where he joined the forces of Atatürk.

He was a prominent politician of the Turkish Republic until his death in 1941.

Cemal Mersinli during World War I