Turkish Nationalists on a ship docked at Samsun, Anatolia (Turkey). Large Turkish flags are displayed on the ship, and on the dock. Officials pose on the gangplank. Turkish irregulars disembark , carrying large sacks of belongings. A Turkish officer is seen carrying a sidearm. But no other weapons are seen. Scene shifts to a procession through the war ravaged city during the period of the Turkish War of Independence and the end of the Greco-Turkish War. The procession is led by officials riding in horse-drawn carriages. Numerous Turkish flags are carried in the procession. The scene shifts, again, to destroyed buildings, including the Governor's office building. Other destruction is seen, resulting from earlier bombardment by the U.S. and Greek warships. (Note: Naval bombardment of virtually undefended Samsun was carried out by the following, on June 7, 1922: American warships:USS Sands (DD-243); USS McFarland (DD-237); USS Sturtevant (DD-240); Greek warships: Cruiser, Georgios Averof; Destroyer, Nazos; Battleship, Kilkis; Destroyer,Leon; plus several other Greek Cruisers and minesweepers.)
United States Atlantic ship sailors hold turkey in Constantinople Turkey. Five sailors stand out of a building with a woman. They hold turkeys. Nurses, officers and sailors sit and pose in front of a building.
Slate describing the Hagia Sophia (Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya Meydanı No:1, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey) in Istanbul, Turkey, is superimposed upon a background picture of the Mosque. Different sequence shows clear view, overlooking the Suleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye, Prof. Sıddık Sami Onar Cd. No:1, 34116 Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey) in Istanbul. (Note: It was designed by the architect Sinan, and completed in 1558, for Sultan Suleyman the Magnificient.)
Admiral Mark Lambert Bristol at United States embassy in Constantinople (now Istanbul), Turkey. Admiral Mark Lambert Bristol, other officials, sailors, and women pose for a group photograph at United States Embassy. The Admiral Mark Lambert Bristol in Istanbul. United States sailors visit a city in Turkey. They visit marketplaces and see street vendors. Shop keepers stand at the shops. Street vendor carries goods basket on his head.
International Bridge or Galata Bridge (Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa, Galata Köprüsü, 34425 Beyoğlu/İstanbul, Turkey) in Constantinople (present-day Istanbul) Turkey. American sailor stands looking over the bridge. On board a U.S. Navy ship, of the U.S. Naval Detachment in Turkish Waters, sailors forge an iron bar. One strikes hammer held by another which leans upon the bar against a large anvil. Pieces of the bar flake off. A sailor saws a piece of wood. Sailors assemble parts of the ship. An officer holds a sextant and a sailor writes down readings. Sailor holds a line and another signals with semaphore flags on the ship.
Greco-Turkish War of 1919 to 1922. Turkish irregulars armed with rifles are seen taking cover in fields. A uniformed Turkish soldier with his rifle in a hollow in the field. A man and woman firing their rifles from prone position. Change of scene shows uniformed Turkish soldiers charging near damaged buildings. One is felled by an exploding grenade. Comrades stop to help him. Turks firing their rifles from behind the cover of rubble.