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*Ada Bazar, Ade Bazar, Ada Pazar, Ada Bazan, not far from Ismidt/Izmit about 100 km (62 mi) east of Constantinople/Istanbul.
*Afyonkarahisar (modern name), Afyon Karahisar, Afyon Kara Hisar, Afyon, Afion, Afionkarahissar, Afion-Kara-Hissar, Afion Karahissar, Afioun Karahissar, Afium-Kara-hissar.
*Amanus, Giaur Dagh
*Gelebek, Kelebek (Taurus Mountains)
*Hacikiri, Hadji Keri, Hadschkiri, (the latter may be the German name), Hacýkýrý . A work camp in the Taurus Mountains.
*Islahiya, Islahia, Islahin, at the foot of the Amanus mountains (Aleppo side).
*Ngde, Nigdeh, Niğde (north of the Taurus Mountains). Nigdeh was located near Bor.
*Sheher Dere, Shehr Dere. A work camp in the Amanus Mountains.
**[https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=8DF1E713C2B47BF5!568&ithint=file%2cpdf&app=WordPdf&authkey=!AEkNEeEoAkHHztY Finding Aid: Foreign Office Files (FO 383) at the National Archives: Regarding Military & Civilian Prisoners of War: List of Files and Contents: 1915-1919]. Compiled September 2014 by seaforths.<ref> seaforths. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/218552-foreign-office-files-on-pows-fo-383/ "Foreign Office Files on POWs (FO 383)"] ''Great War Forum'' 30 September 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2018.</ref> Contains a FIND (Search) function. This link now requires a Microsoft sign in. Current status unclear. onedrive.live.com. Contains references such as "FO 383/090 1915 Description: Turkey: Prisoners, including…"
**Catalogue entry [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2617474 FO 383/231 Turkey. Prisoners...] includes mention of camps at Magnesia, Smyrna, Tchoroum, and transfer of British and French prisoners from camps at Kiangri and Afion Kara Hissar to Bosanti for employment on railway construction.
** Other records from FO 383 include catalogue entries [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2617578 Turkey: prisoners FO 383/335], [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2617695 Turkey: Prisoners FO 383/452] and FO 383/456 File 117571 (03/09/1918) Various lists: Nominal role of British Officers, Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, Men and Indian military personnel held at Afrion Kara Hissar, Kedos, Konia, and Magnesia in Turkey providing rank, name and unit/ship… 2. List of Assistant Surgeons of the Indian Medical Service: PoWs in Turkey. 3. List of Sub Assistant Surgeons of the Indian Medical Service; PoWs inTurkey…<ref>themonsstar. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/114664-pows/?do=findComment&comment=1094884 POWs] ''Great War Forum'' 13 January 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2018.</ref>
:'''Note 1''': [[Findmypast|findmypast]] has a dataset of records "Prisoners Of War 1715-1945" and a similar Browse dataset (both located in Armed forces & conflict/Regimental & service records) which contain selected records from FO 383, including some for Indian Army soldiers, together with some other records from The National Archives. Includes at least parts from FO 383/336, POWs in Turkey, 1917; FO 383/456, POWs in Turkey, 1918.
:'''Note 2''': FamilySearch has selected FO 383 images, [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2537285 catalogue entry] viewable on a FamilySearch computer at a [[FamilySearch Centres|FamilySearch Centre]].
***[https://www.flickr.com/photos/50074978@N06/sets/72157626048039691/ Photographs: Prison of War camp WW1, Belemedik Turkey], Prisoners of War Camp along the Berlin-Baghdad Railway flickr.com
*[http://www.diplomat.com.tr/sayilar/s12/yazilar/s12-16.htm "Belemedik: A hidden travel story"] October 2005 diplomat.com.tr
*[http://www.foxcroft.com.au/family/Text/Harry%20Foxcroft%20statement.txt Gallipoli capture] and POW experience of Reg. No. 1720, Private H Foxcroft, No. 14 Platoon, “D” Company. 14th Battalion. Australian Imperial Force. foxcroft.com.au
*[https://norfolkinworldwar1.org/2016/11/16/the-journey-into-captivity-mesopotamia-in-1916 The Journey into Captivity – Mesopotamia in 1916 [2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment<nowiki>]</nowiki>]; [https://norfolkinworldwar1.org/2017/06/16/captivity-in-turkey-from-the-diaries-of-lieutenant-colonel-francis-cecil-lodge-part-2-january-june1917/ Captivity in Turkey: from the diaries of Lieutenant Colonel Francis Cecil Lodge Part 2: January-December 1917] norfolkinworldwar1.org. With extracts from the accounts of two officers, Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Lodge and Captain Alfred Shakeshaft.
:[https://www.stephen-stratford.com/capt_diary.htm Extracts from the diary of Captain A.J. Shakeshaft] of the 2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. They cover the period 15 May to 25 June 1915.
*[https://www.awm.gov.au/blog/2010/10/20/experiences-of-a-prisoner-of-war-in-turkey-the-captain-white-story/ "Experiences of a Prisoner of War in Turkey : the Captain White story"] by Amanda Rebbeck 20 October 2010. awm.gov.au . White wrote of his experiences in ''Guests of the unspeakable : the odessey of an Australian airman - being a record of captivity and escape in Turkey'' by T.W. White (1928).
*[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-26/gallipoli-anzac-offered-job-by-turkish-captors-after-wwi/6349574 "Homesick Anzac POW offered full-time job by Turkish captors after WWI"] by Mazoe Ford. 25 April 2015. abc.net.au. Australian soldier George Kerr, ((AIF) 14th Battalion), wounded and captured at Gallipoli, became the paymaster at Belemedik POW camp.
:[https://www.flickr.com/photos/50074978@N06/albums/72157625385520788 Photo collection: journey along the track of the WW1 POW's allied in Turkey] Includes photos of Afion Kara Hissar.
*[https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/H19395/ Photograph: A railway construction site at Tachdourmas on the Taurus Mountain Railway]. awm.gov.au
*[https://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poets/julius-stanley-de-vere-alexander "Julius, Stanley de Vere Alexander (1874 - 1930)"] After the fall of Kut, he was a prisoner of war at Yazgad, Affiam Kara Hissar, and Broussa. During captivity he wrote poems, examples of which are included, published as ''Verse'' (Singapore 1924) and ''Poems'' (London 1928), the latter available at the British Library. UIN: BLL01001912053. He was also the author of ''Notes on striking natives and corollaries for British officers and soldiers'' Allahabad 1903. UIN: BLL01018929848. (He was then Royal Sussex Regiment). rpo.library.utoronto.ca
*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/de-berlin-baghdad-3.htm Berlin-Baghdad Railway - The Great War] globalsecurity.org
*[https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/bitstream/handle/2152/22585/ATWOOD-MASTERSREPORT-2013.pdf ''The Baghdad Railway''] by Valerie H. Atwood. Report presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Texas at Austin in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts, The University of Texas at Austin, May, 2013.
