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Turkey. Asia. Nation. Longitude: 35.0000. Latitude: 39.0000.

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Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:

Diaries of Robert Black.

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Identifier: Acc.7953
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Concerning tours in Egypt, Turkey and Palestine.

Dates: 1892 and 1895.

Diary in typescript carbon of John L Baird.

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Identifier: Acc.8893
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Describing journey to Turkey, Mesopotamia and Persia.

Dates: 1913.

Diary of Mary Steel-Maitland.

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Identifier: Acc.5553
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Concerning a trip to Egypt, Palestine, and Turkey.

Dates: 1931-1932.

First World War diary of Alexander Meiklejohn, Royal Engineers, serving with the ANZAC signals at Gallipoli.

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Identifier: Acc.13692
Scope and Contents Diary of Alexander Meiklejohn, Royal Engineers, serving with the ANZAC signals at Gallipoli during the First World War. The diary covers the period March-November 1915, and begins when Meiklejohn arrives in Egypt, where he witnesses the Battle of the Wazzir, a riot involving large numbers of ANZAC troops in Cairo, on 2 April 1915. He is stationed onboard the ‘Arcadian’ in the signals office, and attached to Ian Hamilton’s staff. Meiklejohn witnesses the landing on 25 April...
Dates: 1915.

Journal of Sir Alexander Bannerman of Elsick, of tours in Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, The Levant, Turkey and in Europe, with descriptions of yachting and sporting visits to Scotland.

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Identifier: Acc.13494
Scope and Contents The journal includes an eye-witness account of Napoleon III`s arrival in Paris in 1852. In 1853, Bannerman records visits to the Pyramids and Jerusalem and gives a detailed account of a Bull Fight in Cadiz in 1853. In 1861, Bannerman records visits to Constantinople, Athens and Malta.The accounts of foreign tours are interspersed with descriptions of several yachting expeditions, mostly starting from Cowes, to Ireland and Scotland but also to Europe. In 1854-1856,...
Dates: 1852-1867

Newspaper cuttings concerning Turkey., 1937, 1942.

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Identifier: Acc.3721/71/598
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series of files was placed in R E Muirhead's room in the Scottish Secretariat Office.

Dates: 1937, 1942.

Notes of tours in Italy, Palestine, Syria & Turkey, Hungary and Germany of William E Baxter.

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Identifier: Acc.14212
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These notes have been compiled from earlier travel journals.

Dates: 1873-1875

Three letters of Thomas Cooper Vander Hurst to David Roberts.

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Identifier: Acc.9619
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Concerning Egypt and Turkey.

Dates: 1840.

Typescript, "Manuscript (relating to Lord Granville)", by Austen Henry Layard., Circa 1883.

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Identifier: MS.42385
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Austen Henry Layard wrote books and articles about his travels, excavations, later career and painting. Many of the publications were published by John Murray during a period of over 50 years.

The papers here contain the manuscripts and proofs for many of these works, including articles Layard wrote for the 'Quarterly Review'. There are also typescripts in this series, mostly relating to memoirs of Layard from his time as British Minister to Spain and Turkey.

Dates: Circa 1883.

Typescript, "Turkey. 1878. Section XVIII", by Austen Henry Layard., 1882.

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Identifier: MS.42380
Scope and Contents "From August to November. Mukhtar Pasha sent to Crete. Surrender of Batoum. Correspondence with Porte etc., as to reforms under Cyprus Convention. Withdrawal of Fleet from Prinkipo and Russian forces from San Stefano. Haireddin Pasha. Negociations with Austria for occupation of Bosnia. Midhat Pasha. Determination of Her Majesty`s Government to enforce Treaty of Berlin. Fall of Safvet. Haireddin Grand Vizir. Resumé end of year 1878."Section XVIII is accompanied by a supplement :...
Dates: 1882.

Typescript, "Turkey. 1879-80. Section XXII", by Austen Henry Layard., 1882.

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Identifier: MS.42384
Scope and Contents "Negociations about Bosnia and Montenegro - Alleged conspiracies against Sultan - Conclusion of Slave Trade Convention - Assassination of Col. Kummeroff - Capture of Col. Synge by brigands - Greek fontier question - Fall of Lord Beaconsfield`s ministry - My recall - Mr. Goschen`s arrival at Constantinople - Departure for England - Resumé of condition of affairs in Turkey - The Sultan`s character."Section XXII is accompanied by a supplement : typescript transcription of a dispatch...
Dates: 1882.

Typescript, "Turkey. Section IX. 1878", by Austen Henry Layard., 1882.

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Identifier: MS.42371
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"Negociations for bases of peace and armistice at Adrianople - Russian tricks and duplicity to delay their conclusion - Change in Austrian policy - Advance of Russians to Tchataldje - Return of Plenipotentaries and signature of bases of peace and armistice."

Section IX is accompanied by a supplement : "Despatch to Earl of Derby. 28. January. 1878".

Dates: 1882.