Port of Call, Turkish Republic During World Tour: Emden Cruiser in İstanbul

This study is about the Emden cruiser which is the first light cruiser Germany built after World War I that anchored in İstanbul during its world tour.Year 1929 is important for both İstanbul and world. Winter of 1929 took its place in history as one of the harshest winters of all time. Same year, the world was trying to deal with a huge economic crysis known as Great Depression. The cruisers trip to Turkey without altering its original 1928 plan during a hard time like this is considered as an act of favor to improve, repair and solidify the Turkish-German relations.No academic researches were found about the Emden cruiser which came to Turkey in 1929. This study fills this gap in literature. On the other hand, no documents were found in national archives about this visit. To find information, the Turkish newspapers of February 1929 issues have been browsed completely. Thus, information about the ship’s visit to İstanbul and activities during its stay have been acquired.As a result, we can say that the ships trip to Turkey fixed and solidifed the Turkish-German relations which came to a pause after the World War I and served its purpose.