Two historical incidents that deepened the friendship between Japan and Turkey are connected: The sinking of the Turkish frigate Ertugrul off the Japanese coast in 1890 and the evacuation of Japanese nationals from Iran in 1985.
Ertugrul was an Ottoman naval ship and her mission was to give the regards of Ottoman Sultan to Japan Emperor. After completing her mission, on the way back home, she was caught by a strong typhoon in the Japan shore and she crashed to the rocks and sank close to an island called Kusimoto.
"Ertugrul 1890" is an emotional film and it mentions about the friendship between Japanese and Turkish people. Though I think that some scenes are a little bit exaggerated, it helps us remember things like helpfulness, faithfulness and brotherhood.
However, the content is too much and the impression is diminished.
How could the Japanese insist at Tehran Airport to pick them up in front of the Turkish people waiting for their return flight? And I cannot help feeling uncomfortable when they board, as a matter of course, that airplane .
If they can't fly, they should consider escaping Tehran by car.
The difference between Japan Airlines, which prioritizes the safety of pilots, and those pilots of turkish air, who volunteered to fly to Tehran, makes me feel nurvous.
Since ancient times, the Japanese have had the beauty of being a "people of the sea" and helping anyone who is in distress in the sea by throwing anything. That spirit may have been lost now days.
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