Reading of the fatwa in front of the Fatih mosque, 1914

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The Shaykh al-Islam reads the fatwa in front of the Fatih mosque in Istanbul. The festivities were staged on occasion of the declaration of the holy war by the Ottoman Empire.

Photographer:

Scherl

Date:

14.11.1914

Location:

Turkey, Istanbul

Image ID:

00474236

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4961px x 3521px

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Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo

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Historical archives

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Outbreak of war in the Ottoman Empire, 1914

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Keywords:

1st World War Armenia First World War Jihad Orient Ottoman Army Ottoman Empire Ottomans WW I World War I crescent declaration declaration of war fatih fatwa flag holy mehmed mosque read reading reads shaykh al-islam war unrest conflicts historical

Headline:

Reading of the fatwa in front of the Fatih mosque, 1914

Date:

14.11.1914

Photographer:

Scherl

Image ID:

00474236