Japan remembers tragic sinking of Ottoman ship

Today, the people of Japan are commemorating 124 years since the tragic sinking of the Ertugrul Firkateyni ship, which was sent to them by the Ottoman sultan Abdulhamid II.

Having sailed for 11 months across the ocean to finally reach its destination in Kushimoto, Japan, to deliver gifts to the Japanese Emporer, the ship got caught in a storm near the coast of Japan on its return on September 16, 1890.

540 sailors drowned in the incident, causing great sorrow for both Japan and the Ottoman Empire...