Turkey Collection (page 91)

Armenian schoolchildren celebrate the new constitution
Armenian schoolchildren celebrating the new Constitution, established after the Young Turk Revolution of July 3, 1908

Italo-Turkish War (1911-12) - Italian troops search an Oasis
Italian troops search a Turkish Oasis for Turkish troops. The Italo Turkish War was launched by Italy against Turkey, with the aim of gaining Libya

The Ottoman Fleet - a patriotic card from the time of WWI

Proclamation of the new Constitution - Salonica
The proclamation of the new Constitution - Salonica (now part of Greece), on 24th July 1908 - revolutionary military group from Resna, South West Macedonia under the commmand of Melek Bey

Map of Constantinople, Turkey, 1878
Engraved map of Constantinople (now Istanbul) in Turkey and its approaches, 1878

Ada-Kaleh - Bego Mustaffa
Bego Mustaffa - almost certainly the ruler and headman of the fortified Turkish Island of Ada-Kaleh (1895 - 1900). The town is now underwater

Aya Sofya in Moonlight - Constantinople
The Hagia Sophia Mosque in Moonlight with the Hippodrome (and associated obelisks) in the foreground

Buyukada - Bathing
Constantinople - Princes Islands - Buyukada - the largest of the nine islands (a place of exile for the Byzantine Empresses) set within a border of seashells

First World War Propaganda Card. Issued by the Russians, showing that Germany and its allies will end up in tears!

Constantinople - Golden Gate, Yedikule
The Golden Gate, Yedikule - set in the seven towers, partly Byzantine structure and part Turkish a walled enclosure. Not used as a castle but two of the towers served as prisons

Railway Station, Mersin
The Railway Station, Mersin. A large city and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey and is the capital of the Mersin Province

Mersin - Lemonade seller
A man sells lemonade from a container on his back in summer in Mersin, Turkey. A large city and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey and is the capital of the Mersin Province

Constantinople - Haidar Pacha - Hotel Hugel
(German) Hotel Hugel, Haidar Pacha, Constantinople. On Asian side of the Bosphorus in the Uskudar District

Marmaris - Main Square
Turkey - The Main Square (with water fountain) at Marmaris in the province of Caria. The ancient name for Marmaris was Physkos - part of the Rhodian Empire during the reign of Alexander the Great

Merzifon, Turkey - Wrestling
Wrestling at the Annual Fair at Marsovan - former location of American School in Asia Minor. Known as Merzifon today. Capital of the Amasya Province in the central Black Sea region of Turkey

Medical School - Haida Pacha, Istanbul

Mersin, Turkey - Zaffer Street
Zaffer Street, Mersin, Turkey. A large city and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey and is the capital of the Mersin Province

Constantinople Tram Ticket
The front and the back of an Ottoman tram ticket from Constantinople written in Ottoman and English. The route taken (here between Matchka and Eminonu) is drawn in blue crayon

Launching of Turkish Battleship Reshadieh at Vickers Works, Barrow-on-Furness in September 1913. Almost complete at outbreak of war in August 1914 - seized by British Government

Laodicea - Turkey
Remains of the entrance at Laodicea on the Lycus (Latin: Laodicea ad Lycum, also transliterated as Laodiceia or Laodikeia - earlier known as Diospolis and Rhoas)

Mersin, Turkey - General View
A general view of Mersin. A large city and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey and is the capital of the Mersin Province

Procession of the French Admiral - Mersin
The Procession of the French Admiral on the way to the Railway Station at Mersin, Turkey. A large city and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey

Mersin - the European Hotel - Fountain Square
Place de la Fontaine (Fr.) in Mersin, Turkey, with the European Hotel at rear. A large city and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey and is the capital of the Mersin Province

Patriotic Postcard in favour of the Constitution
Patriotic Postcard in favour of the Turkish Constitution. The revolution of 1908 resulted in the Sultan restoring the constitution - it having been suspended for more than 30 years

Inauguration of the new Barracks at Merzifon (formerly Marsovan)

San Stefano Station - Constantinople, Turkey. Now known as Yesilkoy. Located on the Marmaris Sea, 11km west of Istanbuls city centre

Mugla - Turkey
Mugla, Turkey - general view of the town and its setting

Turkish POWs - Dardanelles, 1915
Turkish Prisoners of War in the Dardanelles - Moudros, 1915

Mersin, Turkey - Basket-making
Basket-makers at Mersin. A large city and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey and is the capital of the Mersin Province

Japanese Official Delegation in Constantinople
Japanese Official Delegation visits Constantinople, Turkey

Marmaris - View from the Sea
Turkey - general view from the sea of Marmaris in the province of Caria. The ancient name for Marmaris was Physkos - part of the Rhodian Empire during the reign of Alexander the Great

Bulgarian Church - Constantinople
The Bulgarian St Stephen Church (Turkish: Sveti Stefan Kilisesi), also known as the Bulgarian Iron Church, is a Bulgarian Orthodox church in Istanbul, Turkey, famous for being made of cast iron

Turkish Imperial Yacht Izzeddin
The Turkish Imperial Yacht Izzeddin

Turkish Soldier - advertising postcard
Fun advertising card depicting a Turkish soldier without any shoes!

Mersin, Turkey - Seashore view
The seashore at Mersin with fishing boats and jetty. A large city and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey and is the capital of the Mersin Province

The solution to the Turkish Question
French cartoon - the solution to the Turkish Question. A huge fist falls on the Sultans head

Mersin - French Troops
French troops debarking (December 1918) at Mersin in order to occupy Cilicia. A large city and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey and is the capital of the Mersin Province

Scutari - Constantinople
Asian side of the Bosphorus - now known as Uskudar. Scutari also is famous as the general location for Florence Nightingales Hospital

Ottoman Flags
Collection of Ottoman Flags

One Year of World War 1914-15 - highlighting the allies to the German war effort including the Ottoman Empire

Ataturk Primary School
Pupils at the Ataturk Primary School -

Ottoman Cruiser Abdul Mejid and its crew
Turkey - Ottoman Cruiser Abdul Mejid and its crew

Ada-Kaleh, The Mosque
Ada-Kaleh - The Mosque. The fortified Turkish Island of Ada-Kaleh, now underwater. Situated on the Danube - submerged in 1970 due to the building of a hydro-electric station

Turkey, Izmit
The Arsenal and Harbour Anchorage at Izmit, Turkey (aka Izmid, Kocaeli, Astacus or Nicomedia). Izmit houses a harbour 87 km southeast of Istanbul

Constantinople - Small Royal Kiosk
Constantinople - Royal Kiosk in a Garden setting with gardeners

Fishing Boats on the Sea of Marmara, Istanbul

Ankara, Turkey - Ottoman Administrative Building
Ankara, Turkey - New Administrative Building

Galata Quay - Istanbul
Harbour at Galata, Golden Horn, Istanbul

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