[THE LOTUS CASE / FRENCH - TURKISH RELATIONS] رسملي غزته / Resimli gazete. No 160. 25 Eylül 1926. “Mahkemede mütehassislarin... [i.e., Illustrated newspaper. “According to the estimates and descriptions of the experts in the court Bozkurd tragedy”]

BENIM, ALI CEMAL (Cover design by) (1881-1939) SÜLEYMAN NAFIZ (Owner) (1870-1927); IBRAHIM ALAEDDIN [GÖVSA] (Edited by) (1889-1949).

Resimli Gazete Matbaasi, Istanbul, 1926.

COMPLETE TITLE: [THE LOTUS CASE / FRENCH - TURKISH RELATIONS] رسملي غزته / Resimli gazete: Cumartesi günleri nesrolunur, her seyden basheder, müstakil elefkâr ve terakkiperver, siyâsî, resimli Türk gazetesidir. No 160. 25 Eylül 1926. “Mahkemede mütehassislarin tahmîn ve tarîflerine göre (Bozkurd) facîasi” [i.e., Illustrated newspaper. “According to the estimates and descriptions of the experts in the court Bozkurd tragedy”].

Original newspaper with illustrated covers. Tabloid size: 40 x 28 cm. In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 8 p., b/w ills. Wear to spine, taken from a volume, chippings on extremities, slight foxing and fading on pages and covers. Overall, a good but fragile copy.

A scarce late Republic-period issue of an illustrated newspaper in Ottoman Turkish, featuring an attractive illustrated cover depicting the collision of the French steamer SS Lotus and the Turkish steamer SS Bozkurt on 2 August 1926, north of Mytilene in the Aegean Archipelago. The issue includes a brief and early account of the case, based on the estimates and descriptions of experts in court. The cover illustration is reproduced from an original watercolor created exclusively for this newspaper by Ottoman painter Ali Cemal Benim (1881-1939).

Ali Cemal Benim graduated from the Naval Academy in 1901 and the Fine Arts Academy in 1903. He painted still lifes, landscapes, and battle scenes at the Şişli Painting Studio (Şişli Atölyesi), which was founded by then Minister of War Enver Pasha for the Vienna and Berlin Exhibitions in 1917. Ali Cemal, who participated in the 1918 Vienna Exhibition and also created wall paintings and posters, later pursued a career in journalism, working as an illustrator for various newspapers and magazines. (Source: Ankara Resim ve Heykel Müzesi).

Duman 1758.