Ottoman Empire — WW1

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Rationale used for numbers used on the war statistics page

Measure Selected value Selected source Rationale
Military deaths 771,844 ordered_to_die
Ordered to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War
Wounded 763,753 ordered_to_die
Ordered to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War

What sources report

Military deaths

CWVMP uses: 771,844 from ordered_to_die
Source Value Scope / notes Citation
ordered_to_die
Ordered to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War
Edward J. Erickson • Praeger • 2000
medium
771,844

Population (baseline)

Source Value Scope / notes Citation
ww1-source-book
The World War One Source Book
Philip J. Haythornthwaite • Arms and Armour, London • 1993
medium
21,300,000
wikipedia-ww1
World War I casualties
2026
medium
21,300,000
Source link (accessed 2026-02-01)

Wounded

CWVMP uses: 763,753 from ordered_to_die
Source Value Scope / notes Citation
ordered_to_die
Ordered to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War
Edward J. Erickson • Praeger • 2000
medium
763,753

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