Teğmen
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Teğmen is the Turkish Armed Forces’ lowest commissioned officer rank, roughly equivalent to a second lieutenant in many other militaries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Teğmen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13249867 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Teğmen Context triple: [Turkish Armed Forces rank structure, hasCompanyGradeOfficerRank, Teğmen]
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A.
Yüzbaşı
Yüzbaşı is a Turkish Armed Forces officer rank equivalent to the NATO rank of captain, typically commanding a company-sized unit.
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B.
Sergeant
Sergeant is a non-commissioned officer rank in the United States Space Force, typically responsible for leading small teams and overseeing daily operations and training.
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C.
Gunny
Gunny is the nickname of R. Lee Ermey, the former U.S. Marine drill instructor and actor best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in "Full Metal Jacket."
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D.
the Sergeant
The Sergeant is the hardened, battle-weary infantry leader at the center of the World War II film "The Big Red One," portrayed by Lee Marvin.
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E.
Hauptmann
"Hauptmann" is a play by John Logan that dramatizes the trial and psychological unraveling of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, the man convicted in the infamous Lindbergh baby kidnapping case.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Teğmen Target entity description: Teğmen is the Turkish Armed Forces’ lowest commissioned officer rank, roughly equivalent to a second lieutenant in many other militaries.
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A.
Yüzbaşı
Yüzbaşı is a Turkish Armed Forces officer rank equivalent to the NATO rank of captain, typically commanding a company-sized unit.
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B.
Sergeant
Sergeant is a non-commissioned officer rank in the United States Space Force, typically responsible for leading small teams and overseeing daily operations and training.
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C.
Gunny
Gunny is the nickname of R. Lee Ermey, the former U.S. Marine drill instructor and actor best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in "Full Metal Jacket."
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D.
the Sergeant
The Sergeant is the hardened, battle-weary infantry leader at the center of the World War II film "The Big Red One," portrayed by Lee Marvin.
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E.
Hauptmann
"Hauptmann" is a play by John Logan that dramatizes the trial and psychological unraveling of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, the man convicted in the infamous Lindbergh baby kidnapping case.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commissioned officer rank
ⓘ
military rank ⓘ |
| belongsToBranch |
air force
ⓘ
army ⓘ navy ⓘ |
| commandLevelTypical | platoon ⓘ |
| commissionedFrom |
military academy graduates
ⓘ
officer candidate school graduates ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| hasGenderNeutralUse | yes ⓘ |
| hasInsigniaFeature | single star ⓘ |
| higherRank | Üsteğmen ⓘ |
| language | Turkish ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | lieutenant ⓘ |
| lowerRank | Astsubay Kıdemli Başçavuş ⓘ |
| lowestCommissionedOfficerRankIn |
Turkish Armed Forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Armed Forces of Turkey
|
| NATOCodeApproximation | OF-1 ⓘ |
| officerCategory | junior officer ⓘ |
| partOf | Turkish military rank structure ⓘ |
| promotionTo | Üsteğmen ⓘ |
| rankGroup | officer ⓘ |
| regulatesBy | Turkish military personnel law ⓘ |
| requiresStatus | commissioned officer ⓘ |
| roughlyEquivalentTo | second lieutenant ⓘ |
| typicalAbbreviation | Tğm. ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Turkish Air Force
ⓘ
Turkish Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to:
Armed Forces of Turkey
Turkish Land Forces ⓘ Turkish Naval Forces ⓘ |
| usedIn |
peacetime
ⓘ
wartime ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Teğmen Description of subject: Teğmen is the Turkish Armed Forces’ lowest commissioned officer rank, roughly equivalent to a second lieutenant in many other militaries.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.