
Ertuğrul Frigate is a wooden-hulled, sail-steam hybrid (screw-propelled) warship of the Ottoman Navy. During its voyage from 1889 to 1890, it established direct diplomatic contact between the Ottoman State and Japan, and its sinking after striking rocks during a typhoon off the coast of Wakayama/Kushimoto on 16 September 1890 became a defining moment in Turkish-Japanese relations.Ertuğrul Frigate (Anadolu Agency)" image-alternate="" image-element-format="right">Construction, Armament, and Ser
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Ertuğrul 1890 (Japanese: Kainan 1890, English: 125 Years Memory) is a historical drama film co-produced by Türkiye and Japan, directed by Mitsutoshi Tanaka. Released in 2015, the film centers on two historic events symbolizing Turkish-Japanese friendship: the sinking of the Ottoman frigate Ertuğrul off the coast of Kushimoto, Wakayama, in 1890, and the rescue of Japanese citizens by Turkish Airlines during the Iran-Iraq War in 1985.Plot1890 – The Ertuğrul Frigate DisasterThe film opens with the
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