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In 1917 Angora (Ankara) became the centre of the working groups engaged in laying the narrow-gauge line towards Yozgad. <ref> [https://archive.org/stream/prisonerinturkey00stiluoft#page/xiv/mode/2up/search/Angora Page xv] ''A Prisoner in Turkey'' by John Still 1920 Archive.org.</ref>
Gedos was a parole camp on the shore of the Black Sea established late in 1917, where officers who gave their word that they would not escape were well treated.<ref>Timbob1001 [Tim] [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=219723&p=2322783 Bombardier A N Christison Indian Volunteer Artillery] ''Great War Forum'' 26 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.</ref> Eskichehir and Konia were camps for Indian officers only. <ref> [https://archive.org/stream/prisonerinturkey00stiluoft#page/xx/mode/2up/search/Indian Page xx] ''A Prisoner in Turkey'' by John Still 1920 Archive.org.</ref>
Transfers between different camps were common.<ref>[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=RA-JBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA150 page 150] “Australian Prisoners of the Turks: Negotiating Culture Clash in Captivity” by Kate Ariotti, Other Fronts, Other Wars?: First World War Studies on the Eve of the Centennial. 2014 Google Books</ref>
