MSB Martyr Information Portal opened: How can I find my grandfather's martyrdom record?

The Ministry of National Defense Martyr Information Portal has been opened for those who want to trace their family elders who were martyred in the past and access historical military records.

The system, which allows the research of records between 1853 and 1928, aims to provide citizens with information about their martyred ancestors.

Those who want to find out where and in what period their grandfather was martyred can search the query screen and application steps of the Martyr Information Gate.

WHAT IS THE DOOR OF MARTYRS INFORMATION COVERING THE YEARS 1853-1928?

The Martyr Identification Project, implemented by the Ministry of National Defense (MSB), is a giant database project that enables historical documents in military archives to be digitized and transformed into a "Martyr Information Gateway" where citizens can make personal inquiries.

The system includes the records of soldiers who were martyred in the wars of the Ottoman Empire and the early Republic period, which took place between 1853 and 1928.

In this way, citizens can officially document whether their great-grandfathers mentioned in their family trees were martyred, and if so, where and when they died.

WHICH WAR RECORDS DOES THE MSB MARTYRS INQUIRY CONTAIN?

The archive transferred to the digital environment by the Ministry of National Defense covers a period of approximately 75 years, during which the most intense front-line struggles in Turkish history took place.

The main battles whose information can be viewed when entered into the system are:

Crimean War (1853 - 1856)

Ottoman - Russian War / War of 93 (1877 - 1878)

Ottoman-Greek War (1897)

Tripolitan War (1911)

Balkan Wars (1912 - 1913)

First World War (1914 - 1918) (Çanakkale, Caucasus/Sarıkamış, Iraq, Syria-Palestine, Galicia Fronts)

War of Independence / War of Independence (1919 - 1922)

Other counter-insurgency and internal security operations in the relevant period.

"WHERE DID MY GRANDPAPER BE MARTYRED?" HOW TO INQUIRE THROUGH E-GOVERNMENT?

T.R. Log in to the e-Government (turkiye.gov.tr) system with your ID number and password.

Type "MSB Martyr Information Inquiry" in the search bar on the home page.

On the screen that opens, click on the service offered by the Ministry of National Defense.

(Alternatively) The relevant inquiry can also be made via the Personnel/Martyrs List link on the official website of the Ministry of National Defense.

In the form that appears, fill in the information of your grandfather or the person you are looking for correctly and press the "Query" button.

If the information you enter matches the military records of the 1853-1928 period in the system, the martyr's rank, name, father's name, hometown (province/district/village), place of martyrdom (which front/war) and date will be listed in detail on the screen.