Mehmetçik

Turkish Alternative forms tr Mehmedcik obsolete Etymology tr :inh ota:محمدجك<tr:Mehmedcik> :af<surf> Mehmet -cik<alt:-çik> + 1 Compare en Tommy British soldier. Possibly from the name of WW1 hero tr Bigalı Mehmet Çavuş. Proper noun i ler A common soldier of the Turkish army. used endearingly tr March 17, 1941 Cumhuriyet 1 https://www.gastearsivi.com/gazeteSayisi/cumhuriyet/1941-03-17 16 mart şehidleri ihtifali Yirmi iki sene evvel, 16 mart 1919 da memleket işgal altında bulunurken, Şehzadebaşındaki karakolda uyuyan Mehmedciklerimiz, uykuları esnasında şehid edilmişlerdi. Dün bu acı günün yıldönümü idi. Twenty-two years ago, on March 16, 1919, while the country was under occupation, our soldiers sleeping in the Şehzadebaşı police station were martyred in their sleep. Yesterday was the anniversary of this sad day. 2022 December 11, tweet by Ministry of Defense quoted by Anadolu Agency: tr Mehmetçikten teröristlere bir darbe daha! Another blow against terrorists from our soldiers! Declension References