Chelengk

Chelengk of the Ottoman Empire
Replica of Lord Nelson's diamond chelengk
TypeJewellery
Awarded forOutstanding services to the state
CountryOttoman Empire
Presented by

Ottoman Sultan
EligibilityCivilians and military
StatusNo longer awarded
Established1798
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of Osmanieh
Next (lower)Gallipoli Star

A chelengk (Ottoman Turkish: چـلنك;[1] Turkish: çelenk; Turkish pronunciation: [t͡ʃɛlɛŋk]) was a military decoration of the Ottoman Empire.

  1. ^ "Osmanlica Lûgât" [Ottoman Glossary] (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2012.

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