Unusual Turkistan Volunteer Shield

[nutmeg]

I ran across this Bevo type armshield from an old collection of German insignias put together decades ago . They are a style I haven't seen before but look completely authentic in everyway , appear to have been in a vet's scrapbook.The white ground reminds me of the Indian and Arabian armshields . Or are these some sort of Turkish army badges? The small badge seems to be for a cap. Anyone seen this type before in pictures etc?

[nutmeg]

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[Segmund Tang]

Very rare! Is there any relation to German foreign legions?

[Dallas]

The badge says Turkey. Maybe they are in the book "The East came West". I will check when I get back home.

[Strider]

The badges say "Turkey" in Turkish. And have the Turkish flag beneath. Were there any Turkish volunteers in the German army?

[Bob Stevens]

Were there any Turkish volunteers in the German army?

Yes but they didn't wear those shields. Post WW2 I'm afraid.