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:*The Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay, formerly Hilâl-i Ahmer) is a charity organization founded during the late Ottoman period on the model of the Red Cross societies. Its activities in the areas of medicine, care for prisoners of war, and other social services, particularly during the World War I period and the early years of the Turkish Republic. | :*The Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay, formerly Hilâl-i Ahmer) is a charity organization founded during the late Ottoman period on the model of the Red Cross societies. Its activities in the areas of medicine, care for prisoners of war, and other social services, particularly during the World War I period and the early years of the Turkish Republic. | ||
:*In addition to offering a glimpse at late Ottoman medical institutions, social historians of the Ottoman Empire will also be drawn to documentation regarding '''Ottoman prisoners of war, which includes letters about and by Ottoman soldiers. The Red Crescent boasts over 300,000 POW cards from all sides of the conflict containing the names and origins of prisoners, their place of capture, and sometimes other biographical or health information. The collection also contain letters and requests from prisoners of war during the conflict.''' In this regard, researchers of other regions such as Europe or South Asia will find these archives useful as the Red Crescent was the intermediary between the Allies and Allied prisoners held in Ottoman territories.<ref>"Hazine Article: Red Crescent Archives (Turkey)", https://hazine.info/turkish-red-crescent-kizilay-archives-ankara/, accessed 28 December 2022.</ref>] | :*In addition to offering a glimpse at late Ottoman medical institutions, social historians of the Ottoman Empire will also be drawn to documentation regarding '''Ottoman prisoners of war, which includes letters about and by Ottoman soldiers. The Red Crescent boasts over 300,000 POW cards from all sides of the conflict containing the names and origins of prisoners, their place of capture, and sometimes other biographical or health information. The collection also contain letters and requests from prisoners of war during the conflict.''' In this regard, researchers of other regions such as Europe or South Asia will find these archives useful as the Red Crescent was the intermediary between the Allies and Allied prisoners held in Ottoman territories.<ref>"Hazine Article: Red Crescent Archives (Turkey)", https://hazine.info/turkish-red-crescent-kizilay-archives-ankara/, accessed 28 December 2022.</ref>] | ||
'''Salt Research'''<br> | '''Salt Research'''<br> | ||
Bankalar Caddesi 11<br> | Bankalar Caddesi 11<br> | ||
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Istanbul<br> | Istanbul<br> | ||
Turkey<br> | Turkey<br> | ||
Telephone: +902123342200 | Telephone: +902123342200<br> | ||
Email: salt.research@saltonline.org | Email: salt.research@saltonline.org<br> | ||
[https://archives.saltresearch.org/handle/123456789/1453 Household and Families Collection] - Private and professional documents of families who lived in Istanbul around the turn of the 20th century | [https://archives.saltresearch.org/ website} | ||
[https://archives.saltresearch.org/handle/123456789/1453 Household and Families Collection] - Private and professional documents of families who lived in Istanbul around the turn of the 20th century<br> | |||
* Salt Research is a joint project between Kadir Has University and the Istanbul Encyclopedia Archive to document life during the Ottoman Empire and later Turkish Republic. The Households and Families collection contains many records which can be valuable for genealogical research | * Salt Research is a joint project between Kadir Has University and the Istanbul Encyclopedia Archive to document life during the Ottoman Empire and later Turkish Republic. The Households and Families collection contains many records which can be valuable for genealogical research | ||
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