Turkish Naval Forces - : On the 200th, Anniversary of Turkish Naval Force

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Constantinople in 1828. A residence of sixteen months in the Turkish Capital and Provinces, with an account of the present state of the naval and military power, and of the resources of the Ottoman Em.

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Istanbul: Matbaa-yi Bahriyye., [AH 1328], 1912. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback in original wrappers. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters). 16 p. Rear cover is missing. This pamphlet, mostly prepared in the form of questions and answers, describes the technical infrastructure required for the use of liquid oil fuel in warships. It was prepared for officers studying at the navy schools of the Imperial Ottoman in the early 20th century. On the cover, it's indicated to be translated by the Ottoman Naval Forces Commission of Engines, but, no information on which source to be used to translate it. It's printed after the Second Constitutional Regime in 1908, and Tripoli War in 1911, probably during the Balkan Wars, (1912-1913). Following the Young Turk Revolution in 1908, the Committee of Union and Progress which effectively took control of the country sought to develop a strong Ottoman naval force.… Read More

Turkish Naval Forces, 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine.

Malta: No photographer, 1937. No Binding. Very Good. Original albumen print mounted on cardboard. 21x48 cm. Handwritten Turkish note at the lower on empty section. Dated July 19, 1937. Slight fading on board. The photo is in very good condition. It was very significant both politically and militarily showing a Turkish war fleet visiting the British navy in Valletta, the capital of Malta, in 1937. The commander of the fleet was Admiral Sükrü Okan (1880-1957). The Turkish fleet consisted of the cruisers and destroyers named Yavuz Selim, Adatepe, Tinaztepe, Kocatepe, and Zafer, as well as four submarines and the submarine mothership Erkin. This very scarce photograph shows the Turkish fleet with the English fleet in the Valletta port on July 19, 1937.

London, Saunders and Otley, 1829.. Second Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. Vol. I. xxviii, 517; Vol. II. viii, 491; two hand-coloured frontispieces of costume, one folding plate of antiquities, and one folding plate "View of Constantinople from the Hills behind Scutari' (this plate is often missing from volume two, contemporary half calf, brown morocco spine labels, title lettered in gilt on each volume, covers rubbed, endpapers a little browned, a good set. Authors first-hand account of 19th-century Turkish life, both military and civilian. This second edition was published in the same year as the first and includes the Appendix not present in the first edition.