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*[https://archive.org/details/easternnightsand00bottiala ''Eastern Nights--and Flights; a Record of Oriental Adventure''] by Alan Bott 1920 Archive.org The author was a scout pilot in Palestine, who became, after his plane crashed in 1918 a prisoner of the Turks, eventually in Afion-Kara-Hissar in Turkey. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Bott Alan Bott] Wikipedia.
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89081845935?urlappend=%3Bseq=255 ''The Escaping Club'': "Part II"] [page 241] by A. J. Evans 1922 HathiTrust Digital Library. As a POW the author had escaped from Germany in June 1917. In March 1918, while on a bombing raid in Palestine his plane came down. He was captured by Arabs, along with two others, and subsequently became prisoners of the Turks. Also available [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.241506 Archive.org version], mirror from Digital Library of India.
*[https://archive.org/details/fourfiftymilesto00john ''Four-Fifty Miles to Freedom''] by Captain M A B Johnston, RGA and Captain K D Yearsley RE 1919 Archive.org. The cover title is ''450 Miles to Freedom''. The authors were at Kastamoni, Changri and Yozgad.:Article about Captain Sir Archibald Cochrane: [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8563889/Remarkable-tale-World-War-hero-led-daring-prison-break-emerges-medals-sale.html "Extraordinary tale of First World War hero submariner..."] by Katie Feehan 27 July 2020 ''Daily Mail''.
*[https://archive.org/details/roadtoendor00unkngoog ''The Road to En-Dor; being an account of how two prisoners of war at Yozgad in Turkey won their way to freedom''] by E H Jones Lt. IARO, 1920 Archive.org The author, Elias Henry Jones was captured at Kut and had previously been in the [[Indian Civil Service]] in Burma. Biographical details are available below<ref>[http://homefrontmuseum.wordpress.com/2014/01/26/elias-henry-jones/ Elias Henry Jones] homefrontmuseum (accessed 22 July 2014)</ref>
*[https://archive.org/stream/mysecretservicev00manwrich#page/92/mode/2up "I Visit Asia Minor"] Chapter VI, page 93 ''My Secret Service: Vienna--Sophia--Constantinople--Nish--Belgrade--Asia Minor, etc.'' by 'The Man Who Dined With the Kaiser' 1916. Archive.org. A journey, c January 1916, on the Baghdad Railway from Constantinople to Konia, although a longer journey had been planned. Page 101 briefly mentions 300 French prisoners at Konia. Press reports of the time indicate the author was a special reporter representing the London ''Daily Mail'', and speculate he was a Dutchman.
