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*''Sunk: 16 Sept [[1890]], Kii Ôshima''
*''Sunk: 16 Sept [[1890]], Kii Ôshima''
The ''Ertuğrul'' was an Ottoman ship which traveled to Japan in [[1890]] carrying an official diplomatic mission from the Ottoman Empire, and which was shipwrecked on Kii Ôshima ([[Wakayama prefecture]]) shortly after departing [[Tokyo]] for its return journey.
The ''Ertuğrul'' was an Ottoman ship which traveled to Japan in [[1890]] carrying an official diplomatic mission from the Ottoman Empire, and which was shipwrecked on [[Kii Oshima|Kii Ôshima]] ([[Wakayama prefecture]]) shortly after departing [[Tokyo]] for its return journey.
The story of the shipwreck, and of the rescue of nearly 70 members of the crew by the villagers of Kii Ôshima, is the subject of the 2015 Turkish/Japanese film ''Ertuğrul 1890''.
The story of the shipwreck, and of the rescue of nearly 70 members of the crew by the villagers of Kii Ôshima, is the subject of the 2015 Turkish/Japanese film ''Ertuğrul 1890''.