The Sinking of the “Ertugrul”: Japan and Turkey Mark the 125th Anniversary of the Tragedy

The Ertugrul at anchor in Constantinople in an undated photo.

Wakayama’s rocky coast near the site where the Ertugrul sank.

Admiral Ali Osman Pasha and Ertugrul crew members (both photos undated and of unspecified location).

An 1891 photo of the Japanese corvette Kongō anchored in Constantinople.

The Ertugrul monument in Wakayama Prefecture.