Turkey Collection (page 22)

Kozluk District - Izmit, Turkey - The Old Armenian Quarter
Kozluk District - Izmit, Turkey -The Old Armenian Quarter Date: circa 1910

General panoramic view of Edirne, Turkey Date: circa 1910

Istanbul, Turkey - Ruins of the Chateau of Sir Henry Bulwer
Istanbul, Turkey - Ruins of the Chateau of (William) Henry Lytton Earle Bulwer, 1st Baron Dalling and Bulwer (1801-1872) at Yassiada (Island of Plate) - Municipality Of Adalar.In 1858

Istanbul, Turkey - Haydar Pasa Station
Haydar Pasa Station viewed from the waters of the southern mouth of the Bosphorus - Constantinople, Turkey. Date: 1927

Kabardin Woman - Georgia
A Woman of the Kabarda or Kabard (terms referring to a people of the northern Caucasus more commonly known by the plural term Kabardin)

Scenes from Konya, Turkey
Two Kiosks in the Public Garden, Konya, Turkey and a view of houses on Station Street, Konya. Date: circa 1909

Rue Marechal Foch, Iskenderun, Turkey
Iskenderun (formerly Alexandrette) - a city in the province of Hatay on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Rue du Marechal Foch

Panoramic view of Samsun, Turkey (1 / 2)
Panoramic view of Samsun, Turkey, on the coast of the Black Sea. Capital of Samsun Province and important Port. Former Greek colony (BC). Captured by Seljuks in 1200

Ruins at Hisarlik / Troy
Ruins at Hisarlik (" Place of Fortresses" ), the modern name for the site of ancient Troy. The unoccupied archaeological site lies approximately 6.5 km from the Aegean Sea

Edirne - formerly Adrianople, Turkey
Edirne - formerly Adrianople - close to the border with Greece and Bulgaria. Site of 16 major battles or sieges from Ancient Greek times up until the 1920s

Antioch on the Orontes / Antakya, Turkey
Antioch on the Orontes was an ancient Greek city on the eastern side of the Orontes River. Its ruins lie near the modern city of Antakya, Turkey early 19th century

Battle of Uhud (23rd March 625). Hind, woman of Abu-Sufiyan and other pagan women of Mecca mutilate the fallen in Uhud. Miniature Painting. TURKEY. Istanbul. Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts

Turkey - Istanbul - Tram en route to Chichli Tunel down the Istik Lal Street Date: circa 1920

The Ancient Villa Huber - Tarabya
The Ecole Notre Dame de Sion (School of our Lady of Zion) - The former Villa Huber - at Tarabya, Istanbul. Now called Huber Kosku, Huber Mansion is located on the European side of the Bosphorus

Admiral Makarov at Constantinople
Stepan Osipovich Makarov (1848-1904) Russian admiral in command of the Pacific fleet at beginning of Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)

Izmir, Turkey - Gazi Heykeli Date: circa 1920s

Konya, Turkey - Tomb of Sadruddin Konevi
Konya, Turkey - The Tomb of Sadruddin Konevi (1210-1274). Stepson of Muhyiddin Ibn al-Arabi. Sadruddin Konevis Mother married Ibn al-Arabi, following the death of her husband

Lady Setar player from Izmir, Turkey
Lady Musician from Izmir, Turkey, playing a Setar. A Setar, Sehtar or Setouyeh is an ancient and gnostic instrument usually played at the gathering of dervishes most often held at Khaneqahs

Anti-British cartoon, withdrawal from Gallipoli, WW1
An Anti-British cartoon by a German cartoonist, showing an English sailor-sealion being ejected from Gallipoli by a Turkish soldier during the First World War. Date: 1916

Krupp gun at Fort Chemenik, Gallipoli, Turkey
One of the Krupp guns at Fort Chemenik, Gallipoli, Turkey, with the breech block removed. The two men are officers of the 2nd Kings Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster). Date: circa 1920s

Manisa, Turkey - Governors Palace
Manisa (Magnesie du Sipyle), Turkey - Governors Palace. The structure still survives in simple form, but has been completely absorded into a modern city street. Date: circa 1920s

Laz men from Samsun
Predictably the Black Sea man, or the " Laz" as he is called with a mixture of affection and sneer, has become a stock figure of the Turkish social typology. This gang is from Samsun

His Highness Mehmed Kamil Pasha (1833-1913) - Four times Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. Date: circa 1905

A Christmas Menu by A. K. Macdonald
A double page spread illustration featuring various illustrated vignettes showing nymph-like young ladies representing various festive food stuffs and cocktails. 1934

St Mary Peribleptos Monastery - Istanbul
Byzantine Church and Monastery of St Mary Peribleptos - Istanbul, Turkey (Sulu Manastir). A string in the foreground holds a row of drying fish

Enver Pasha and General Winkler, Macedonian Front, WW1
Ismail Enver Pasha (1881-1922), Turkish leader, and General Arnold von Winkler (or Winckler, 1856-1945), German army officer, studying a map on the Macedonian Front during the First World War

Arnaut soldier, Ottoman Empire
An Arnaut Soldier, viewed from the rear, with a musket slung over his shoulder. He carries a tobacco pipe with a very long stem in his right hand

Ismail Enver Pasha, Turkish leader
Ismail Enver Pasha (1881-1922), Turkish military officer, leader of the Ottoman Empire in both Balkan Wars, and architect of the Ottoman-German Alliance during the First World War. Date: circa 1914

Turkey - Bandirma
Bandirma (or Panderma) in Turkey. Located on the Sea of Marmara. Commercial centre - the transit point for trade between Istanbul and Izmir. Used by the Crusaders in the 13th century as a base

Turkish Women 1940S
Turkish women in traditional costumes and headscarves, some of them carrying goods on their heads. Date: 1940s

Frost-bitten soldiers at Gallipoli WWI
Frost-bitten soldiers lying on straw in shelters constructed of biscuit boxes at a Stores Dump at Suvla after the frost at the end of November in Gallipoli during World War I

Gallipoli fortress WWI
The Sedd el Bahr forterss at the entry to the Dardanelles during World War I

British artillery at Gallipoli WWI
Territorial gunners, from the 4th Glasgow Battery detached from 52nd Division, at Suvla firing a 5 inches Howitzer

Bursa - Interior of the silk textile works - Turkey
The interior of the silk textile works of Bay Freres, Bursa, Turkey. The textile manufacturers of Bursa were responsible for making the silk velvet covering for the Ka aba in Mecca

Turkish Army Officer - Adana, Turkey
Turkish Army Officer - Bezmi Bey - Adana, Turkey. Sent as a Bayram card (religious festival in Turkey) to his family in Isanbul from the Far East of Turkey - 28th January, 1939

Opium Poppy pickers - near Afyon, Turkey
Opium Poppy Pickers. The pickers have faces covered to prevent too much ingestion of the crop! The name of the city of Afyon is derivated from Opium

Greek Anti-Turkish Propaganda Postcard (2 of 2)
A Greek Anti-Turkish propaganda postcard, showing a disgruntled Greek soldier, standing in front of a very Islamic skyline in reference to the displeasure at the Turkish arrival in Salonica

Turkish house with Cumba
Traditional Turkish wooden house. The upper rooms overhanging the street are called Cumbas, designed in order to catch any breath of air in the heat of the summer

A dancing bear and musician
A musician singing and playing a tamborine and his dancing bear at Constantinople, Turkey

Black Ahmed - Champion Wrestler
Black Ahmed (Cara Achmed) - a champion wrestler from Constantinople, wearing a champions sash and bearing the medals of his victories with pride

The Head Eunuch of the Harem at the Topkapi Palace, Constantinople, Turkey

The Turkish Tom Thumb - Pasha Hayati Hassid. Born 1852 - height 30 inches - weight 34 lbs - spoke seven languages. Introduced to England by Lloyd Forsyth

Exhausted soldier and horse, Turkey
A tired soldier takes break and sits on a low wall beside his trusty steed - World War One era

An Albanian Egg Seller in Turkey
A n Albanian egg salesman in Turkey, inspecting an egg from one of his two wicker baskets

Two Turkish peasants playing Backgammon at an outdoor coffee house

A view of Erzurum - Turkey
Erzurum (Armenian - Karin), is a city in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. The name " Erzurum" derives from " Arz-u Rm" (literally The Land of the Romans i n Persian)

The Exotic Girl
An exotic girl examines her finery, as trade and fishing ships go about their daily routine

Wandering Dervish and a Derivish who gives out water
Constantinople - Wandering Dervish and a Derivish who gives out free water. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

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