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These railway work camps were under control of the German construction company.
A map additionally mentions camps in the Taurus Mountains at Tchekerdere, Iola and Karapunar.<ref>michaldr. [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/238776-kut-surrender/&do=findComment&comment=2434850 Kut Surrender] ''Great War Forum'' 17 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016. The source of the map is given as index30.jpg from Gallipoli – DVD from ''Mapping the Front'' Great War Map DVD Collection by The Western Front Association (in conjunction with the Imperial War Museum}</ref> The railway line extended to Karapunar before the war. Karapunar appears either near to, or the earlier name for, Belemedik.<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/39631091@N03/6786473244 Photograph and text: Belemedik, Ruins of the "German city"] by Gunter Hartnagel flickr.com. The railway station Karapınar was opened in 1912. Even by then, the site was called Belemedik.</ref>
The section between Bagtsche and Airan –Entilli was at kilometres “485,800-502,800”<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/geologiekleinasi00frec#page/50/mode/2up/search/Bagtsche Page 50] ''Geologie Kleinasiens im Bereich der Bagdadbahn'' by Fritz Frech 1916 Archive.org</ref>. William Fratel of the Indian Subordinate Medical Department, who had been captured at Kut, was court-martialled in England in 1919 for his actions at Bagtsche.<ref>IPT [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=233239&hl= Kut Cruelty - William Fratel] ''Great War Forum'' 5 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.</ref>
*Ankara, Angora
*Bagtche, Bagche, Bahçe (Amanus Mountains)
*Belemedik, Bilemedik, Bedernadik (Taurus Mountains)
*Bor, Bora, Bore (north of the Taurus Mountains)
*Bozanti, Pozanti, Boganti (Taurus Mountains)
*Karapunar, Karapinar (Taurus Mountains).
*Kiangri, Changri, Çankırı, Cankiri, Cangara
*Entelli, Entilli, Intilli, Intille, Intaley. A work camp in the Amanus Mountains.
