Rauf Orbay

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Hüseyin Rauf Orbay was a Turkish naval officer, statesman and diplomat of Abkhaz origin. During the Italo–Turkish and Balkan Wars he was known as the Hero of Hamidiye for his exploits as captain of the eponymous cruiser. Orbay briefly served as Minister of Navy in October 1918, and signed the Armistice of Mudros on behalf of the Ottoman Empire.

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Battles (1)

• 1912

  Battle of Kaliakra

  First Balkan War · Ottoman Empire