29 October 1888
Convention of Constantinople
Supports the convention guaranteeing freedom of navigation through the Suez Canal in peace and war.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Constantinople in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Supports the convention guaranteeing freedom of navigation through the Suez Canal in peace and war.
The British naval mission withdraws from Ottoman service as relations deteriorate before Turkey enters the war.
Nasmith brings E11 into waters off Constantinople and attacks shipping near the arsenal.
E11 fires a torpedo at an Ottoman transport alongside the Tophane Arsenal.
Nasmith's E11 sinks the collier Isfahan as Ottoman coal supplies come under increasing pressure.
Provenance
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