Turkish Navy Corvette ceremony in Japan

Japanese and Turkish people have paid their respects to the crewmembers who died when a Turkish ship sank off the coast of Wakayama Prefecture in Japan, 134 years ago.

The Ertugrul, a naval sailing ship, sank off Kushimoto Town in 1890. More than 500 on board died. A memorial ceremony was held in front of a cenotaph for the incident on a hill overseeing the sinking site on Monday. About 130 people placed flowers at the memorial and offered a silent prayer.

They included Japan’s Princess Akiko of Mikasa.Many people on the Turkish side reportedly travelled on a naval ship that came to Japan to mark the 100th year of Japan-Turkiye diplomatic relations.