Summary: Incomplete film of the Turkish Black Sea Fleet and scenes in Constantinople, probably 1915.
Description: The film starts with three ships from the fleet: first the four-funnelled cruiser Midilli, formerly SMS Breslau, riding at anchor, then a Muvanet-i-Milet Class destroyer showing the Turkish flag at her stern, then a Samsoun Class destroyer. The camera-ship travels around the three warships, filming them at various angles. Then Sultan Mohammed V is shown being taken in his royal barge across the Hellespont; he meets with ministers from Bulgaria and Persia (backs to camera) at a pavilion. Enver Pasha is visible in the background. Turkish troops in the streets hold up banners, "celebrating a victory". The crowd, mainly civilian, is addressed by a speaker from a rostrum.
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Mohammed V, Sultan of Turkey (person)
Enver, Pasha Ismail (person)
German Imperial Navy, Breslau (regiment/service)
Ottoman Navy, Black Sea Fleet (regiment/service)
Ottoman Navy, Midilli (regiment/service)
Keywords: ships, German naval - cruiser: Breslau & [Turkish] (object name)
ships, Turkish naval - cruiser: Midilli (object name)
ships, Turkish naval - destroyer: Muvanet-i-Milet Class (object name)
ships, Turkish naval - destroyer: Samsoun Class (object name)
delegations, Bulgarian international - political (object name)
delegations, Persian international - political (object name)
celebrations, Turkish - event-related (object name)
31/3(560) (event)
Turkey & Constantinople (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: None
Title language: English
Subtitle language: English
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 262 ft; Running time: 5 mins
