The Sick Man on the Bosporus
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Contributors: Gustav Brandt (1861–1919), Kladderadatsch 67,1
Wikimedia Commons, public domain
Gustav Brandt (1861–1919), The Tripleentente and the German Military Mission, drawing, 1914; image source: Kladderadatsch 67,1 (1914), p. 20, Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Deutsche_Milit%C3%A4rmission_T%C3%BCrkei_Kladderadatsch_Jg_67_H1_S20_4.1.1914_Gustav_Brandt.jpg, public domain.
The caricature from 1914 shows the Ottoman Empire personified on crutches and aided by the Germans in walking. The Triple Entente, consisting of the United Kingdom, France, and Russia, stands off to the side and observes the scene. The caption refers to their concerns: "The Russian: "Watch out, children, he'll soon get the Turk back to health!"
Gustav Brandt (1861–1919), The Tripleentente and the German Military Mission, drawing, 1914; image source: Kladderadatsch 67,1 (1914), p. 20, Wikimedia Commons, public domain.