Mehmetçik

thumb|Mehmetçiks during the Turkish War of Independence in the trenches, with bayonets fixed on their rifles

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thumb|Mehmetçiks during the Turkish War of Independence in the trenches, with bayonets fixed on their rifles

Mehmetçik ()(, "little" denoting diminutive endearment rather than actual age) is a term generally used to affectionately refer to soldiers of the Turkish Army. It is similar to the colloquialisms Tommy Atkins, Doughboy, and Digger used for soldiers of the British, U.S., and Australian armies.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mehmetçik” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.