Afyonkarahisar Prisoner Camp (1914-1923)

With the beginning of the First World War in 1914, the Ottoman Empire was involved in this war. The Ottoman Empire, which had struggled for a long time on various fronts, succeeded in some wars and failed in others. The Ottoman Empire as well as the Entente States have failed. Both during and after the war between the parties the material and moral losses were both at the same time both fugitives received a large number of prisoners. The prisoners whom the Ottoman State had taken from the Entente States were referred to prisoners' camps in Anatolia. One of these camps was Afyonkarahisar Prison Camp. Because Afyonkarahisar is at the intersection of transportation roads, it has a camping facility where many prisoners are being held hostage by British, French, Australian and other nations while serving as a gathering place for many prisoners. With this work, what are the sanitary, social, economic, referral and return cases of the prisoners in Afyon Camp in Afyonkarahisar; and the conditions under which the prisoners lived were emphasized. Afyonkarahisar Prison Camp was one of the first prisoner camps created in Anatolia at that time. The opening of the Prison Camp in Afyonkarahisar should be the beginning of May and June 1915. He tried to provide services in accordance with the terms of the period established. The camp, which was made possible by the initiative of camp commander Yusuf Ziya Bey in the camp, was closed at the end of 1918 under the provisions of Mondros Armistice. Key Words: I. World War, Ottoman State, Prisoners, Afyonkarahisar Prison Camp, Yusuf Ziya Bey.