Der Kaiser bei unseren türkischen Verbündeten (1917)

Part I: 1. Intertitle: Image: Military band on the platform of the Sirkeci railway station in Constantinople, train arrives. 2. Intertitle: Image: Kaiser Wilhelm II is welcomed by, among others, Sultan Mehmed V and Minister of War Enver Pasha. 3. Intertitle: Inspecting the guard of honour. 4. Intertitle: Introduction of Turkish eminences. Image: Turkish dignitaries bow to the Kaiser, who shakes their hands, in the background Sultan Mehmed V and Minister of War Enver Pasha. 5. Intertitle: Introduction of H.M. the Kaiser's entourage. Image: Officers bid welcome and bow, hands shaken. 6. Intertitle: A pupil at one of the higher girls' schools presents flowers with the words: „Your Majesty, I ask with respect that you accept these flowers as a welcome from Turkish youth. May their fresh fragrance be a sign to your Majesty that our young hearts beat full of love and honour for the illustrious friend of our Padischa and our people!“ Image: Surrounded by officers, a wreath of flowers is handed to the Kaiser, which he passes on and then gets into the coach with Sultan Mehmed V Resad. 7. Intertitle: Through the thundering cheers of the crowd, the coach sets off, accompanied by a detachment of the imperial bodyguards. Image: Horsedrawn carriages move away from the camera, past the assembled honour guard. 8. Intertitle: Life in the streets on the day of the arrival. Image: Throngs of people, many in uniform in the area of the Hagia Sophia mosque. 9. Intertitle: On the Galata bridge, Pera in the background. Image: Turkish naval units marching (various camera positions). 10. Intertitle: View of Stambul. Image: Richly decorated gate, military formations marching past in front of it (r. - l.). 11. Intertitle: The return of H.M. the Sultan from a visit to the Kaiser in his new domicile. Image: Several coaches accompanied by riders (r. - l.). 12. Intertitle: The first excursion of H.M. the Kaiser was to the graves in the Embassy Park of Therapia. Image: A steamer lands, the Kaiser disembarks with his entourage, inspects a small naval honour guard. 13. Intertitle: At the resting places of Goltz Pasha and Freiherr von Wangenheim. Image: Kaiser and entourage ascend to the memorial, go past a small naval formation; tour; laying a wreath. 14. Intertitle: Viewing the construction site of the House of Friendship to be erected in Divan Jolu. Image: Greetings and the Kaiser's conversation with Turkish gentlemen in civilian dress. 15. Intertitle: Among the colonnades of the Ewkaf Museum. Image: Kaiser and entourage come through colonnades towards the camera, turn right into the building, camera pans left into the inner courtyard. 16. Intertitle: H.M. the Kaiser inscribes himself in the Ewkaf Museum's golden book. Image: Kaiser enters building through a large gate and goes right and to the wall of the building, surrounded by military escorts; leaving the building and getting into the car. 17. Intertitle: After viewing the Fatih mosque. Image: Cars parked at the edge of the street in front of a big building which the Kaiser exits with his entourage and goes towards the cars. Part II. 1. Intertitle: His Majesty crosses the Bosphorus in the official boat... Image: The Kaiser and entourage leave the cars, go along the pier at the shore to a rowing boat, in which Turkish oarsmen stand; the boat sets off, the oarsmen sit down, trip across the river; arrival at shore, welcome ceremony, getting into the car... 2. Intertitle: … and travels to look at the old seraglio. Image: … and departure; the Kaiser comes towards the camera with many escorts on a rolled-out carpet (inner courtyard of the seraglio). 3. Intertitle: A coffee break in the Medjid kiosk. Image: Kaiser on a kind of terrace at a stone column with a view towards the Bosphorus (camera filming outwards from inside). 4. Intertitle: The Kaiser is cheered on board the Yavuz Sultan Selim (Goeben). Image: Group of smaller boats near the ship, pan (l. - r. ) across the deck of the ship, where the crew has arrived. 5. Intertitle: The first morning on board the ship. Image: The Kaiser tours the deck and exchanges greetings with a few officers; Kaiser and escorts board a dinghy. 6. Intertitle: His Majesty takes himself to a viewing in the Hamidi fort. Image: Getting into the dinghy and departure. 7. Intertitle: A Turkish general gives the Kaiser a lecture about the great battles that took place in the Dardanelles in the first years of the war. Image: The Kaiser and German and Turkish military personnel stand around a large map table. 8. Intertitle: Breakfast at the Ari-Burnu encampment. Image: The Kaiser and escorts stand on a hill and survey the encampment. 9. Intertitle: Turkish guard on the coast near Ari-Burnu. In the background the island Imbros, occupied by the English. Image: Camera pan (l. - r.) across the landscape with sentry positions in the foreground; camouflaged tents surrounded by arid landscape, mountains in the background; Kaiser and military personnel leave the „tent city“, Kaiser enters car, departure. 10. Intertitle: H.E. Djevad Pasha gives H.M. a lecture about the battles near Kilid-Bahr. Image: The car with the Kaiser surrounded by military personnel, to the side of the vehicle (right side of the frame) the lecturer; taking leave of the Kaiser. 11. Intertitle: Kilid-Bahr, destroyed by English fire. Image: Camera pan (r. - l.), in the background ruins of buildings, two sentry posts. 12. Intertitle: H.E. Essad Pasha greets H.M. on board on the second morning. Image: The gentlemen exchange greetings on board the ship. 13. Intertitle: Flag parade. Image: A military band plays on the deck of the ship; ship's officers and crew salute the Turkish flag on board. 14. Intertitle: The Turkish Minister of War greets the commander of the German Asia Corps, Colonel von Frankenberg. Image: Greeting on the deck of the ship, conversation. 15. Intertitle: H.H. the Kaiser gives out decorations to the ship's officers and crew before leaving the Javus Sultan Selim. Image: Decorations ceremony. 16. Intertitle: Disembarking from the ship. Image: View of the deck from above, the Kaiser strides across the deck surrounded by military personnel and takes his leave, steps into a dinghy, view of the deck and the remaining crew. 17. Intertitle: Arrival at the quay of the Ceragan Palace and travel on to view several mosques. Image: Arrival of the steamer, Kaiser disembarks, cars waiting for him and his entourage, Turkish honour guard lined up, departure. 18. Intertitle: Leaving the Haghia-Sofia. Image: Kaiser and entourage come out of the building to the parked cars, women in light-coloured nurses' uniforms present flowers; the exterior of the mosque, cars depart. 19. Intertitle: The Janissaries in front of the military museum. Image: Men and women in their tribal dress with flags, band playing music. 20. Intertitle: The Janissaries play for the departure from the Merasim Kiosk, the domicile of H.M. Image: The tribal group and the band playing music march past the camera (l. - r.); view of the garden, showing the marching tribesmen. 21. Intertitle: Departure of H.M. the Kaiser from Merasim Kiosk. Image: Kaiser and retinue leave the building, descend some stairs to parked car, at left of the frame an honour guard is lined up.