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

Table of Contents


Introduction
Chapter 1"Evangelizing the World" Chapter 2The American YMCA Mobilizes Chapter 3The U.S. and POW Responsibilities Chapter 4American YMCA POW Diplomacy Chapter 5Association Diplomacy Extends Chapter 6American Secretaries in Germany Chapter 7Expanding WPA Work in Germany Chapter 8"Keeping Body and Soul Together" Chapter 9Operations in Austria-Hungary Chapter 10Phildius Relief Work in Bulgaria Chapter 11Political Prisoners, Labor Detachments Chapter 12The United States Enters the War Chapter 13The Arrival of Neutral Secretaries Chapter 14POWs in Germany Chapter 15Allied Relief in the Ottoman Empire Chapter 16Armistice and Restoration of Service Chapter 17Post-War WPA Operations Chapter 18Countering the Bolshevik Threat Chapter 19Conclusion
Glossary Maps

Appendix A

Prison Camps

Media Index >> Appendix A: Prison Camps >> Turkey >> Konia

Turkish Prision Camps



Konia

KONIA (KONIEH or KONYA): The Turks incarcerated British enlisted men and interned enemy civilians in Anatolia in Konia. The city was located in the Vilayet of Konia, 125 miles southeast of Afion Karahissar and 145 miles northwest of Adana in southwest central Asia Minor. Konia was situated on a major railroad line, 110 miles east of Afion Karahissar, on the edge of the central Turkish plateau. The Turks sent Armenian civilians for interment to the city in mid-1915. In December 1915, the Turkish government sent British, French, and Russian civilians for internment in Konia.