トルコでは、83.2%の人が「日本と友好関係にある」と感じている――。外務省が2012年に行ったトルコでの調査の結果だ。なぜ、トルコは親日国家になったのか。
第2ボスポラス大橋の建設など、日本が協力したインフラ整備に次いで、トルコの人に記憶されているのが、125年前の事件だ。1890年、和歌山県串本町の沖合に、オスマントルコ船籍の軍艦エルトゥールル号が沈没。500名を超える死者が出たが、地元の人の救出活動により、69名が救出された。
その記憶を残すべく建てられた慰霊塔では、今でも毎年、慰霊祭が行われている。
「もやしもん」などで知られる漫画家・石川雅之さんが、このエルトゥールル号事件を漫画化した「Teşekkür ederim」が、5月31日までの期間限定で無料公開されている。2014年に読み切りマンガとして発表されたもので、講談社が運営するインターネット上のコミックサイト「モアイ」で石川さんの新連載が始まるのに先立ち、公開された。
石川さんはこの作品について、こう振り返っている。
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トルコの猫画像集
031 Istanbul - cats in the market(01 of62)
(credit:Flickr:Johan Siegers)
Famliy of cats in istanbul(02 of62)
(credit:Flickr:florlewis)
Comfort advert(03 of62)
(credit:Flickr:Daniela Vladimirova)
So many #cats in #istanbul #turkey(04 of62)
(credit:Flickr:ShannonBadieeZimmerman)
Ayasofya cat(05 of62)
(credit:Flickr:antoher)
2007-03-11 03-17 Istanbul 264 Hagia Sophia(06 of62)
(credit:Flickr:Allie_Caulfield)
Istanbul Turkey 2010 - Aya Sofia(07 of62)
(credit:Flickr:jadis1958)
"The girl and the cat" (Hagia Sophia)(08 of62)
(credit:Flickr:Jorge Lascar)
Crowd of cats(09 of62)
(credit:WikiMedia:)
TURKEY-TUNCELI-FEATURE(10 of62)
(credit:Getty Images)
Roaming cats near the Galata Tower(11 of62)
(credit:Flickr:Jamie J. Hagen)
The Cats of Istanbul(12 of62)
(credit:Flickr:pellesten)
Peacock inside Dolmabahce Palace @ Istanbul(13 of62)
(credit:Flickr:*_*)
Blue Mosque with stray cat(14 of62)
(credit:Flickr:brian.gratwicke)
sleeping cat – Istanbul(15 of62)
(credit:Flickr:ingosch)
Cat In A Carpet Shop(16 of62)
(credit:Flickr:y entonces)
Straycat Istanbul.JPG(17 of62)
(credit:WikiMedia:)
Cat among the ruins, Ephesus, Turkey (7733702688)(18 of62)
(credit:WikiMedia:)
Cat among the ruins, Ephesus, Turkey (7230553206)(19 of62)
(credit:WikiMedia:)
Istanbul cat, Turkey, Southeastern Europe(20 of62)
(credit:WikiMedia:)
Cat among the ruins, Ephesus, Turkey (7230514940)(21 of62)
(credit:WikiMedia:)
Cat among the ruins, Ephesus, Turkey (7230510466)(22 of62)
(credit:WikiMedia:)
EF 2011-08-31 17-54-43 IMG_4175(23 of62)
(credit:Flickr:Enrique Freire)
The Cats of Istanbul(24 of62)
(credit:Flickr:pellesten)
Turkey "Please Open the Door!" (311008865)(25 of62)
(credit:WikiMedia:)
Cat outside a mosque(26 of62)
(credit:WikiMedia:)
Cats and carpets(27 of62)
(credit:Flickr:Marco Bellucci)
I think he wants some of my spinach dish(28 of62)
(credit:Flickr:Jamie J. Hagen)
Comfy cats(29 of62)
(credit:Flickr:Jamie J. Hagen)
So many friendly street cats!(30 of62)
(credit:Flickr:Jamie J. Hagen)
A street in Phanar - P1030380.JPG(31 of62)
(credit:WikiMedia:)
The ambush(32 of62)
(credit:Flickr:Marco Bellucci)
Özgürlük parkı(33 of62)
(credit:Flickr:cat_collector)
cat061(34 of62)
(credit:Flickr:cat_collector)
Istanbul Cat(35 of62)
(credit:Flickr:np&djjewell)
Istanbul Cat Holder(36 of62)
(credit:Flickr:Schezar)
Stray Cats Being Friendly At Haghia Sophia(37 of62)
(credit:Flickr:y entonces)
Istanbul Street Cats(38 of62)
(credit:Flickr:Schezar)
Istanbul Street Cat(39 of62)
(credit:Flickr:Schezar)
Istanbul 2012 (122)(40 of62)
(credit:Flickr:Bilal Orfali)
Istanbul 09 (185)(41 of62)
(credit:Flickr:Bilal Orfali)
Istanbul (61)(42 of62)
(credit:Flickr:Bilal Orfali)
Dolmabahce Palace @ Istanbul(43 of62)
(credit:Flickr:*_*)
Cat @ Büyükada Island @ Cruise to Princes' Islands(44 of62)
(credit:Flickr:*_*)
Cat @ Istanbul(45 of62)
(credit:Flickr:*_*)
Cat inside Topkapi Palace @ Istanbul(46 of62)
(credit:Flickr:*_*)
Istanbul cat(47 of62)
(credit:Flickr:Fuzzy Gerdes)
Istanbul cats(48 of62)
(credit:Flickr:Fuzzy Gerdes)
Cat in Istanbul Old Town(49 of62)
(credit:Flickr:Dirk Heitepriem)
Turkish Kitteh(50 of62)
(credit:Flickr:the opoponax)
Gray Cat(51 of62)
(credit:Flickr:Petteri Sulonen)
Yeni Cami Cat(52 of62)
(credit:Flickr:Petteri Sulonen)
Cat in Black and Gold(53 of62)
(credit:Flickr:Petteri Sulonen)
Istanbul Cat(54 of62)
(credit:Flickr:np&djjewell)
Istanbul Cat(55 of62)
(credit:Flickr:np&djjewell)
istanbul(56 of62)
(credit:Flickr:Kallieish)
Topkapi Palace(57 of62)
(credit:Flickr:Verity Cridland)
Guarding cat at the entrance to the Harem(58 of62)
(credit:Flickr:James Cridland)
Cihangir cats (istanbul)(59 of62)
(credit:Flickr:La Mireia)
Black #cat does not judge. #turkey #cappadocia(60 of62)
(credit:Flickr:claydevoute)
Alley Cat(61 of62)
(credit:Flickr:Paul Keller)
Cats @ Cruise to Princes' Islands @ Istanbul(62 of62)
(credit:Flickr:*_*)
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