The Turkish frigate Ertugrul sinks off Japan's coast in a 1890 typhoon, and local villagers risk their lives to rescue 69 Turkish sailors, sharing their meager resources with strangers from a distant land. Ninety-five years later, during the Iran-Iraq War, Iraq launches a indiscriminate attack on Iran, leaving over 300 Japanese stranded in Tehran.
125 Years Memory
A dramatic turning point in Japan-Turkey relations was marked by two significant events: the 1890 shipwreck of the Turkish frigate Ertugrul off Japan's coast and the 1985 evacuation of Japanese citizens from Iran.
