Sultan Of Turkey Flees (1923)

Item title reads - Sultan of Turkey flees in British Battleship - exclusive pictures taken two days before secret flight, when heavily guarded, he attended weekly “Selamlik“ - or State Service at Mosque of St. Sophia. Constantinople (Istanbul). L/S of the mosque, the camera pans up to the minaret. M/S as the Sultan emerges and climbs into his carriage. M/S as it sets off down the street surrounded by guards, he salutes. FILM ID:300.1 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed