Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity'
The American YMCA and Prisoner of War Diplomacy among the Central Power Nations
during World War I, 1914-1923.
by Kenneth Steuer

Appendix A

Prison Camps

Turkish Prision Camps



Diarbekr

DIARBEKR (DIYARBEKR): This prison camp was located in the Vilayet of Diarbekr in Kurdistan in southeast Asia Minor. This commercial center was situated on the eastern bank of the Tigris River. The Turks imprisoned British POW's in the Citadel in the city during World War I.