The VIII Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: 8 nci Kolordu or Sekizinci Kolordu) was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the early 20th century as part of the Ottoman military reforms.

Formation Order of Battle, 1911 With further reorganizations of the Ottoman Army, to include the creation of corps level headquarters, by 1911 the VIII Corps was headquartered in Damascus. The Corps before the First Balkan War in 1911 was structured as such:Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 379.

VIII Corps, Damascus 25th Division, Dera 73rd Infantry Regiment, Dera 74th Infantry Regiment, Suveydiye 75th Infantry Regiment, Kerek 25th Rifle Battalion, Maan 25th Division Band, Dera 26th Division, Halep 76th Infantry Regiment, Halep 77th Infantry Regiment, Maraş 78th Infantry Regiment, Adana 26th Rifle Battalion, Halep 26th Field Artillery Regiment, Halep 26th Division Band, Halep 27th Division, Beyrut 79th Infantry Regiment, Hayfa 80th Infantry Regiment, Beyrut 81st Infantry Regiment, Kudüs 27th Rifle Battalion, Mesiha 27th Division Band, Beyrut Units of VIII Corps 8th Rifle Regiment, Damascus 9th Cavalry Brigade, Damascus 28th Cavalry Regiment, Dera 29th Cavalry Regiment, Amman 30th Cavalry Regiment, Damascus 2nd Mountain Artillery Battalion, Damascus 8th Mountain Artillery Battalion, Damascus 6th Engineer Battalion, Humus 6th Transport Battalion, Damascus Railroad Regiment, Medina

Balkan Wars Order of Battle, 19 October 1912 On 19 October 1912, the VIII Provisional Corps was placed under the Western Army and faced the Greek Army of Thessaly. Its composition was as follows:Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 170.

22nd Regular (Nizamiye) Division Nasliç Reserve (Redif) Division Aydın Reserve (Redif) Division

Order of Battle, July 1913 VIII Corps (Syria) 25th Division, 26th Division

World War I Order of Battle, August 1914 In August 1914, the corps was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, , p. 38.

VIII Corps (Syria) 25th Division, 27th Division

Order of Battle, November 1914 In November 1914, the corps was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, , p. 43.

VIII Corps (Syria) 23rd Division, 25th Division, 27th Division

Order of Battle, Late April 1915 In Late April 1915, the corps was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, , p. 86.

VIII Corps (Syria) 8th Division, 10th Division, 23rd Division, 25th Division, 27th Division

Order of Battle, Late Summer 1915, January 1916 In Late Summer 1915, January 1916, the corps was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, , p. 109, 126.

VIII Corps (Syria-Palestine) 23rd Division, 24th Division, 27th Division

Order of Battle, August 1916, December 1916 In August 1916, December 1916, the corps was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, , p. 134, 154.

VIII Corps (Syria-Palestine) 3rd Division, 23rd Division, 24th Division, 27th Division

Order of Battle, August 1917 In August 1917, the corps was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, , p. 170.

VIII Corps (Syria) 48th Division

Order of Battle, January 1918, June 1918 In January 1918, the corps was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, , p. 181.

VIII Corps (Syria) 43rd Division, 48th Division

Order of Battle, January 1918, June 1918 In June 1918, the corps was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, , p. 188.

VIII Corps (Palestine) 43rd Division, 48th Division

Order of Battle, September 1918 In September 1918, the corps was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, , p. 197.

VIII Corps (Palestine) 48th Division, Provisional Infantry Division

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