Turkish Collection (page 76)

A Fountain - Constantinople
At the Fountain (well) - Constantinople

Constantinople - RMS Carinthia
RMS Carinthia was first laid down in Barrow-in-Furness in 1924 with the yard number Hull 586. Originally she had the name Servia but was renamed at the time of her launching on 24 February 1925

Constantinople - Mosque of the Cloak of the Prophet
The Mosque of the Cloak of the Prophet Muhammad in the Old Palace, Constantinople

Minaret at Sivrihisar, Turkey
Possibly a former Christian structure, transformed into a Minaret in Sivrihisar (near Eskisehir) Turkey

Turkish newspaper boy
A newspaper seller, Cakal Suleyman, vendor of the Aksam Newspaper at Bandirma (Panderma), Turkey

Women departing on Pilgrimage
Turkish women in Mostar, Bosnia Herzegovina, heading off on pilgrimage to Mecca wearing all-enveloping black burkas. Their children are wishing them farewell in the top-rght inset image

Early Turkish anti-aircraft gun team
Early anti-aircraft gunners. Turkish troops shooting down a Pigeon flying machine in the early years of the First World War

Mosque at Trabzon, Turkey
Mosque Entrance in Trabzon, Turkey

Gate and Tower, Istanbul, Turkey
Gate and Tower in the Istanbul City Walls

1st Balkan War - unexploded shell
Macedonia - a Turkish Notable (Dignitary) in his garden looking at a Bulgarian shell which had not exploded. The First Balkan War, which lasted from October 1912 to May 1913

Water Buffalo pulling a wagon - Constantinople, Turkey
Two Water Buffalo pull a wagon - Constantinople, Turkey

Panorama - Tophane & Bosphous, Constantinople
Panorama - View toward Tophane & the Bosphous, Constantinople at sunset. Tophane was where the principal military foundry of the Ottoman Empire used to be located

Ahmed Schukri Bey
Turkish Minister of Culture and Education during the First World War

Grand Street - Pera, Istanbul
Grand Street in Pera, Istanbul (European side of the Bosphorus). This picture shows the studios of probably the most famous firm of photographers in Turkish History - Sebah & Joaillier

Funeral of a Turkish Officer

Niazi Bey - Young Turk Leader
Niazi Bey. Young Turk Leader

Itinerant Coffee Vendor - Istanbul, Turkey
Itinerant Coffee Vendor carrying a yoke, with two buckets containing the tools of his trade hanging from either end. Possibly standing/crouching in the grounds of a marble factory

Porter carrying a heavy load
A Porter bends his back to carry a heavy barrel - Constantinople, Turkey

Marines of the Turkish Navy
Imperial Turkish Marines of the Turkish Navy

Turkish Fire brigade running
Turkish fire brigade running along the waterfront at Constantinople carrying a hand-pump

General von Linsingen Dschewat Pascha - German tacticial advising the Turkish army in the Dardanelles during World War One

Kaiser Wilhelm II in Constantinople during WWI
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany visits Constantinople during WWI and meets a group of German Nurses

Dardanelles - Turkish prisoners guarded by Greek Troops
First World War - Dardanelles. Turkish soldiers guarded by Greek Volunteers at Seddul Bahr, Chanakkale

Mahmut Sevket Pasa
Ottoman soldier and statesman who, in 1909, suppressed a religious uprising, forced the subsequent deposition of Sultan Abdlhamid II, and served as grand vizier (chief minister) in 1913

Turkish Red Crescent Medical Orderly
Turkish Red Crescent Military Medical Orderly during World War One

Turkey proclaims the Holy War
Tukey pronounces the Holy War in front of the Fatih Camii Mosque (built by Atik Sinan under instruction from Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror) in Istanbul

Turkish cavalry Officer - WWI
Turkish cavalry officer in field uniform, 1914 - 1915

Christian propaganda postcard
A postcard depicting the Ayasofya Mosque with a fascinating inset picture showing the Turkish crescent shoe stamping on the Christian cross and on the reverse of the card the caption reads

German Allies at the top of the pole
A terrific fold-out card depicting the German allies as the dominant holders of a spot at the top of the European maypole as their enemies fail to cling on as they attempt an ascent

The opening of Parliament - Constantinople
The opening of the Parliament - Constantinople around the time of the revolution and the declaration of the new constiution

Easter Card - German Allies of World War One
The German allies in World War one depicted as painted eggs in this propaganda Easter Card

Communication between Berlin and Istanbul
The hotline between Constantinople and Berlin (also the railway line/route/connections) during the First World War

An Ottoman National Anthem, which replaced the previous version in 1909

A revolutionary in shackles
A revolutionary/rebel in Turkey, held in shackles and flanked by two soldiers of the Turkish Army

Island of Samos - Turkish Troops evacuating
Island of Samos - Turkish troops called to evacuate island after the Revolution of September 1912 - the infantry is seen boarding Samos sailing vessels

Fountain of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Constantinople
Inauguration of the Fountain of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Constantinople on the occasion of the Emperors second visit to the city on the 27th January, 1901

Mustafa Ismet Inonu
Mustafa smet nn (1884 - 1973) was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of the Republic of Turkey

Italo-Turkish War (1911-12) - Attacking with fixed bayonets
Italian troops counter-attacking with fixed bayonets. The Italo Turkish War was launched by Italy against Turkey, with the aim of gaining Libya

German Allies of the first World War
A propaganda postcard depicting the flags of the allies of the First World War

Italo-Turkish War (1911-12) - Cavalry Charge
Daring cavalry charge at Bengazi. The Italo Turkish War was launched by Italy against Turkey, with the aim of gaining Libya, in order to counterbalance French conquests in North Africa

Armenians celebrate the new constitution
The entrance of the Armenian Church St. Trinity where the Armenians are celebrating the new Constitution, established after the Young Turk Revolution of July 3, 1908

Proclamation of the new Constitution
The Proclamation of the new Constitution established after the Young Turk Revolution of July 3, 1908. The crowd assembled in front of the Town Hall to hear the proclamation by the Inspector General

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

Opening of Parliament - waiting for the Sultan
Opening of the Turkish Parliament - waiting for the Sultan to arrive in his box (back centre). There is a balcony on the upper right full of the diplomatic Corp, there as observers to the proceedings

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

Egyptian Beauty amoking
An alluring Egyptian beauty turns her gaze outwards from behind her sheer veil, as she smoking a cigarette

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