Smoke in front of Yeni camiSIBA – A Visual Approach to Explore Everyday Life in Turkish and Yugoslav Cities, 1920s and 1930s Joël LászlóeditorMiddle Eastern Studies, University of BaselCentre for Information Modelling in the Humanities, University Grazo:siba.3105Yapı Kredi tarih arşivi, IstanbulSelahattin Giz4/0124DYapı Kredi bankArmed ForcesMilitary OrganizationArmed ForcesRecruitment and TrainingArmed ForcesWarWeaponsTools and AppliancesAviationWater, Air, and Space TransportationPhotographic negative1939-08NamıkGörgüçGörgüç, NamıkSelahattin GizGiz, Selahattin A cloud of smoke is spreading from a smoke bomb on the square in front of Yeni cami. In the foreground, a fire hose is being dragged across the square. In the background, uniformed men are walking from the mosque towards the smoke.The photograph was shot in the context of two articles that appeared in Cumhuriyet in August 1939 reporting on military defence operations against air raids and chemical weapons attacks. Cumhuriyet covered the military exercise in great detail, announcing which action was to take place in which part of town and at what time.Not specifiedNot specifiedTurkeyTurkeyIstanbulBeyazıt, FatihDün sabah yapılan hava taarruzu tecrübelerinden muhtelif intıbalar. Cumhuriyet, 20 August 1939, 1, 7. – Hava hücumundan korunmak için. Cumhuriyet, 24 August 1939, 7.
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