Turkish Cartoon of British Officers at Smyrna

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Notes:

This cartoon appeared in a Smyrna newspaper in October 1918, five days before the Turks signed an armistice with the Allies, which ended the Ottoman Empire's participation in World War I. The newspaper welcomes British and Indian prisoners from the interior of Anatolia to the city. Smyrna served as the repatriation center for British and Indian POW's at the end of the war.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Turkey, Smyrna, Repatriation, British POWs, Indian POWs, World War 1914-1918, Asian History, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Charles L. Wooley, "From Kastamuni to Kedos," Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1921, 109.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1285