# XVII Corps (Ottoman Empire)

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
### Order of Battle, October 17, 1912

On October 17, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:
* XVII Provisional Corps (Thrace, under the command of the Eastern Army)
** Samsun Redif Division, Eregli Redif Division, Smyrna Redif Division

### Order of Battle, October 29, 1912

On October 29, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:
* 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.

## World War I
### Order of Battle, 1915

* XVII Corps (Gallipoli)
** 15th Division, 25th Division

### Order of Battle, 1917

* XVII Corps (Smyrna)
** None

## After Mudros
### Order of Battle, November 1918

In November 1918, the corps was structured as follows:
* XVII Corps (Smyrna; present day: İzmir)
** 58th Division

### Order of Battle, January 1919

In January 1919, the corps was structured as follows:
* 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

### Order of Battle, May 15, 1919

On May 15, 1919, the corps was structured as follows:
* XVII Corps (Smyrna, Commander: Ali Nadir Pasha)
** 56th Division (Smyrna, Commander: Hürrem Bey)
*** 172nd Infantry Regiment (Ayvalık, Commander: Ali Bey)
*** 173rd Infantry Regiment (Urla, Commander: Kâzım Bey)
*** 174th Infantry Regiment (Smyrna)
** 57th Division (Aydın, Commander: Şefik Bey)
*** 135th Infantry Regiment, 175th Infantry Regiment, 176th Infantry Regiment

## Sources

* ↑ 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)